IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 29 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local governments 
should be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration 
and that legislation should be enacted to ease the burden on State 
and local governments for taking such actions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2011 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. JONES, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. NUGENT, and Mr. 
GINGREY of Georgia) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that State and local 
governments should be supported for taking actions to 
discourage illegal immigration and that legislation should 
be enacted to ease the burden on State and local govern-
ments for taking such actions. 
Whereas the Federal Government has failed to take adequate 
measures to curb illegal immigration; 
Whereas the failure by the Federal Government to curb ille-
gal immigration has placed, and continues to place, a 
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substantial burden on State and local government agen-
cies to address illegal immigration; 
Whereas many State and local governments have actively 
worked to discourage illegal immigration and to assist in 
the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United 
States; 
Whereas such actions and assistance have come at great ex-
pense to State and local governments; 
Whereas numerous States’ governments have considered, or 
will soon consider legislation or placed initiatives and ref-
erendums on the ballot to enhance the ability of State 
and local agencies to discourage illegal immigration and 
to ease the burden placed on the States; 
Whereas, in July of 2010, the Department of Justice filed a 
lawsuit seeking to enjoin and invalidate Arizona State 
law S.B. 1070; 
Whereas S.B. 1070 is legislation passed by the Arizona legis-
lature to make it a State misdemeanor crime for an alien 
to be in Arizona without documentation proving that they 
are in the country legally, bar State or local officials or 
agencies from restricting enforcement of Federal immi-
gration laws, and creating new State penalties for those 
sheltering, hiring, and transporting illegal aliens; 
Whereas numerous local governments have introduced, or will 
soon introduce, ordinances to enhance the ability of local 
governments to discourage illegal immigration, and to 
ease the burden placed on local governments; and 
Whereas State and local governments continue to be con-
fronted with the issue of illegal immigration due to inac-
tion on the issue by the Federal Government: Now, there-
fore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) State and local governments should be sup-
ported for taking actions to discourage illegal immi-
gration; 
(2) current laws governing enforcement of the 
immigration laws of the United States should be en-
forced to the highest extent of the law; 
(3) the Department of Justice should not use 
taxpayer funds to sue States or local jurisdictions 
who are forced to pass their own immigration legis-
lation due to a failure of the Federal government to 
act on the issue; and 
(4) Federal legislation to enhance border secu-
rity and the enforcement of immigration laws should 
be passed quickly in order to ease the burden on 
State and local governments. 
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