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Union Calendar No. 385 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1512 

[Report No. 110–618] 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation 

to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or 

two or more misdemeanors. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 13, 2007 

Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California (for herself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 

York, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. 

CARDOZA, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. BACA, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. 

SOLIS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mrs. 

TAUSCHER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. 

MATSUI, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. FARR, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. CROWLEY, and 

Mr. KAGEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 5, 2008 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. REYES, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CALVERT, 

Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. MCCAUL

of Texas, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. UDALL

of Colorado, Mr. ISSA, Mr. FILNER, Mr. SPACE, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ

of California, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. 

SLAUGHTER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. HONDA, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE

of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. HILL, Ms. 

LEE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Ms. RICHARDSON, and Mr. BISHOP of New York 

MAY 5, 2008 

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

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 


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

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 

for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented 

aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors. 

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

3 SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR STATES INCARCERATING UN4 DOCUMENTED ALIENS CHARGED WITH CER5 TAIN CRIMES. 

6 Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nation7 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘charged with or’’ before ‘‘convicted’’. 

9 SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE FOR STATES INCARCERATING UN10 DOCUMENTED ALIENS CHARGED WITH CER11 TAIN CRIMES. 

12 Section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nation13 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 

14 ‘‘charged with or’’ before ‘‘convicted’’. 

15 SEC. 2. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 

16 The Comptroller General of the United States annually 

17 shall submit to the Congress and the Secretary of Homeland 

18 Security a report specifying— 


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1 (1) the number of aliens detained by a State, or 

2 a political subdivision of a State, because the alien 

3 has been charged with an offense, or offenses, de4 scribed in section 241(i)(3)(A) of the Immigration 

5 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(3)(A)), as 

6 amended by section 1 of this Act; and 

7 (2) the costs associated with incarcerating such 

8 aliens. 


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Union Calendar No. 385 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1512 

[Report No. 110

–618] 

A BILL 

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

two or more misdemeanors. undocumented aliens charged with a felony or provide for compensation to States incarcerating 

MAY 5, 2008 

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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