IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1074 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 
Mr. POE (for himself, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
GUTKNECHT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. JONES of North 
Carolina, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. ISTOOK, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GOODE, Mr. GORDON, Mr. GARRETT of New 
Jersey, and Mr. HUNTER) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security, 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 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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. 
Whereas the Federal Government has failed to take adequate 
measures to curb illegal immigration; 
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•HRES 1074 IH 
Whereas the failure by the Federal Government to curb ille-
gal immigration has placed, and continues to place, a 
substantial burden on State and local government agen-
cies to address illegal immigration; 
Whereas many State and local government agencies have 
worked actively to discourage illegal immigration and to 
assist in the enforcement of our Nation’s immigration 
laws; 
Whereas such actions and assistance have come at great ex-
pense to State and local governments; 
Whereas numerous State legislatures, such as those in Ari-
zona, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia, have 
introduced legislation to enhance the ability of State and 
local agencies to discourage illegal immigration and to 
ease the burden placed on the States; 
Whereas numerous local governments, such as those in 
Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Palm Bay County, Florida, Riv-
erside, New Jersey, Riverside, California, and Suffolk 
County, New York, have introduced ordinances to en-
hance the ability of local governments to discourage ille-
gal 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 without the 
prospect of immediate relief from the Federal Govern-
ment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
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•HRES 1074 IH 
(1) State and local government agencies should 
be supported for taking actions to discourage illegal 
immigration; and 
(2) the United States Congress should quickly 
pass comprehensive border security and enforcement 
legislation in order to ease the burden on State and 
local government agencies. 
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