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Union Calendar No. 366 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 661 

[Report No. 118–442] 

To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody 

certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime 

that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2023 

Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. BUCK, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BACON, Mr. POSEY, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. 

BOST, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 

FINSTAD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BURCHETT, 

Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. 

CLINE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 

GARBARINO, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FRY, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, 

Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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Additional sponsors: Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. TIMMONS, 

Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 

GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ESTES, Mr. DUNN of 

Florida, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. TONY

GONZALES of Texas, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PFLUGER, Mrs. 

HOUCHIN, Mr. ROSENDALE, and Mrs. SPARTZ

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Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

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[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2023] 

A BILL 

To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 

take into custody certain aliens who have been charged 

in the United States with a crime that resulted in the 

death or serious bodily injury of another person, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS 

6 CHARGED WITH A CRIME RESULTING IN 

7 DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. 

8 Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 

9 (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (C)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘sentence’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘sentenced’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

16 comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 

17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(E)(i)(I) is inadmissible under paragraph 

20 (6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a), 

21 ‘‘(II) is deportable under section 

22 237(a)(1)(B) as an alien whose nonimmigrant 

23 visa (or other documentation authorizing admis24 sion into the United States as a nonimmigrant) 

25 has been revoked under section 221(i), or 


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1 ‘‘(III) is deportable under section 

2 237(a)(1)(C)(i), and 

3 ‘‘(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is con4 victed of, admits having committed, or admits 

5 committing acts which constitute the essential 

6 elements of any offense that resulted in the death 

7 or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 

8 1365(h)(3) of title 18, United States Code) of an9 other person,’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Upon en12 countering or gaining knowledge of an alien described 

13 in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Secu14 rity shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) obtain information from law enforce16 ment agencies and from other available sources 

17 regarding the identity of any victims of the 

18 crimes for which such alien was charged, ar19 rested, or convicted; and 

20 ‘‘(B) provide the victim or, if the victim is 

21 deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest 

22 living relative of such victim, with information, 

23 on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 

24 ‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 

25 of birth, and country of nationality; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 

2 and criminal history; 

3 ‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 

4 any changes related to the alien’s custody; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by the 

7 United States Government to remove the 

8 alien from the United States. 

9 ‘‘(4) DETAINER.—The Secretary of Homeland 

10 Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described 

11 in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise 

12 detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall ef13 fectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.’’. 

14 SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

15 Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 

16 Act, may be construed to limit the rights of crime victims 

17 under any other provision of law, including section 3771 

18 of title 18, United States Code. 


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Union Calendar No. 366 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 661 

[Report No. 118–442] 

A BILL 

To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceof another person, and for other purposes. that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury been charged in the United States with a crime ment to take into custody certain aliens who have 

APRIL 5, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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