All Information (Except Text) for H.R.7059 - Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018)
Bill
Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] (Introduced 10/12/2018) |
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| Committees: | House - Judiciary; Homeland Security; Ways and Means; Armed Services; Budget |
| Latest Action: | House - 10/18/2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions) |
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Short Titles as Introduced
Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
Actions Overview (1)
| Date | Actions Overview |
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| 10/12/2018 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (7)
| Date | All Actions |
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| 10/18/2018 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Action By: Committee on Ways and Means |
| 10/12/2018 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 10/12/2018 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 10/12/2018 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 10/12/2018 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 10/12/2018 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 10/12/2018 | Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives |
Cosponsors (60)
Committees (5)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
| Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Reports |
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| House Judiciary | 10/12/2018 | Referred to | |
| House Homeland Security | 10/12/2018 | Referred to | |
| House Ways and Means | 10/12/2018 | Referred to | |
| House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade | 10/18/2018 | Referred to | |
| House Armed Services | 10/12/2018 | Referred to | |
| House Budget | 10/12/2018 | Referred to |
Subjects (35)
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- Administrative remedies
- Appropriations
- Arizona
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- California
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against property
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government liability
- Human trafficking
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Latin America
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mexico
- Military personnel and dependents
- New Mexico
- Organized crime
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- State and local government operations
- Terrorism
- Texas
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Latest Summary (1)
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Introduced in House (10/12/2018)
Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify provisions relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. Specifically, the bill prohibits any individual (e.g., an employer) from restricting or interfering with the enforcement of the immigration laws by federal officials. It also denies states or localities (i.e., sanctuary jurisdictions) that fail to cooperate in the enforcement of the immigration laws eligibility for federal funds and law enforcement grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.
The bill amends detainer provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to issue detainers for the arrest of an illegal alien if there is probable cause to believe that the alien is inadmissible or deportable. It also provides qualified immunity to governmental and certain nongovernmental entities that detain an alien, except in cases of mistreatment, and allows a private right of action to relatives of victims of crime committed by an alien released from custody by a state or local governmental entity that failed to honor a detainer.
The bill also
- revises provisions requiring detention of aliens during the pendency of removal proceedings to require indefinite detention of aliens who have committed certain serious crimes;
- enhances penalties for the criminal offense of reentry after removal;
- establishes new and specific grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens who are members of designated criminal gangs (consisting of five or more persons); and
- provides funding for border barriers, technology and other resources at the southern border to prevent illegal entry.