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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 643 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 

Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. 

ARRINGTON, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BUDD, 

Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WEBER

of Texas, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, 

Mr. BOST, and Mr. HERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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. 

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 the ‘‘Stop Greenlighting 

5 Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE AS4 SISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS.—The term ‘‘Ed5 ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro6 gram funds’’— 

7 (A) means a grant under subpart 1 of part 

8 E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

9 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 

10 seq.); and 

11 (B) includes a grant made directly to a 

12 unit of local government within a State under 

13 section 505(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

14 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 

15 U.S.C. 10156(d)). 

16 (2) IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT INFORMA17 TION.—The term ‘‘immigration enforcement infor18 mation’’ means— 

19 (A) information relating to the citizenship 

20 or immigration status of any individual; and 

21 (B) the date, time, and location of the re22 lease of any individual from detention, jail, or 

23 a prison facility. 

24 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean25 ing given the term in section 901 of title I of the 


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1 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

2 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 

3 SEC. 3. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 

4 GRANT RESTRICTION FOR STATES THAT FAIL 

5 TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 

6 LAW. 

7 (a) PROHIBITION.—The following States shall be 

8 subject to subsection (b): 

9 (1) Any State that issues a driver license to an 

10 individual who does not have proof of United States 

11 citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. 

12 (2) Any State that prohibits or restricts a local 

13 or State government entity or official from collecting 

14 or sending to or receiving from the Department of 

15 Homeland Security immigration enforcement infor16 mation. 

17 (b) PENALTY.—A State described in subsection (a) 

18 shall— 

19 (1) in the case of a State described in sub20 section (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date 

21 on which a driver license is issued to an individual 

22 who does not have proof of United States citizenship 

23 or lawful presence in the United States, return to 

24 the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 


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1 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 

2 Program funds; 

3 (2) in the case of a State described in sub4 section (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, return to the Treasury of 

6 the United States any unobligated Edward Byrne 

7 Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; 

8 and 

9 (3) be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Me10 morial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds 

11 until the date on which the State institutes a law or 

12 policy that— 

13 (A) prohibits the issuance of a driver li14 cense to an individual who does not have proof 

15 of United States citizenship or lawful presence 

16 in the United States; and 

17 (B) permits a local or State government 

18 entity or official to collect and send to and re19 ceive from the Department of Homeland Secu20 rity immigration enforcement information. 

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