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S 3536 117th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Immigration status and procedures

Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022

Introduced: January 31, 2022 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 31, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 31, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Crime Doesn't Fly Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the use of warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of an alien as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the alien is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.

What's happening now January 31, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3568 Related bill Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022
  • HR 6495 Identical bill Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 1, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 1, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3536: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3536/
MLA
"S. 3536: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3536/.
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S. 3536, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3536/.
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[S. 3536: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3536/)
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