State Immigration Enforcement Act
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State Immigration Enforcement Act
This bill authorizes state and local governments to enact and enforce laws that penalize conduct prohibited under federal immigration law. Such state and local laws may only impose civil and criminal penalties that do not exceed the penalties imposed by federal law.
The bill also revokes a federal law that preempts (blocks) state and local laws that impose civil or criminal penalties for employing non-U.S. nationals who are not authorized to work in the United States.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 218: State Immigration Enforcement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-218/
"H.R. 218: State Immigration Enforcement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-218/.
H.R. 218, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-218/.
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