[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2774 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2774

    To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver 
  licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about 
              criminal aliens with the Federal Government.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver 
  licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about 
              criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses 
for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant program 
        funds.--The term ``Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
        Grant Program funds''--
                    (A) means a grant under subpart 1 of part E of 
                title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
                Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.); and
                    (B) includes a grant made directly to a unit of 
                local government within a State under section 505(d) of 
                title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
                Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156(d)).
            (2) Immigration enforcement information.--The term 
        ``immigration enforcement information'' means--
                    (A) information relating to the citizenship or 
                immigration status of any individual; and
                    (B) the date, time, and location of the release of 
                any individual from detention, jail, or a prison 
                facility.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251).

SEC. 3. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT RESTRICTION FOR 
              STATES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.

    (a) Prohibition.--A State shall be subject to the penalties 
described in subsection (b) if the State--
            (1) issues a driver license to an individual who does not 
        have proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in 
        the United States; or
            (2) prohibits or restricts a State or local government 
        entity or official from collecting, sending to, or receiving 
        from the Department of Homeland Security immigration 
        enforcement information.
    (b) Penalty.--A State described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) in the case of a State described in subsection (a)(1), 
        not later than 30 days after the date on which a driver license 
        is issued to an individual who does not have proof of United 
        States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, 
        return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds;
            (2) in the case of a State described in subsection (a)(2), 
        not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; 
        and
            (3) be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
        Assistance Grant Program funds until the date on which the 
        State institutes a law or policy that--
                    (A) prohibits the issuance of a driver license to 
                an individual who does not have proof of United States 
                citizenship or lawful presence in the United States; 
                and
                    (B) permits a local or State government entity or 
                official to collect and send to and receive from the 
                Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement 
                information.
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