I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5862 
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 12, 2020 
Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 
BUDD, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
ARRINGTON, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. DUNN, Mr. 
GIBBS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. OLSON, Mr. ABRAHAM, 
Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driv-
er licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share infor-
mation about criminal aliens with the Federal Govern-
ment. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Greenlighting 
Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EDWARD
BYRNE
MEMORIAL
JUSTICE
AS-
SISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS.—The term ‘‘Ed-
ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro-
gram funds’’— 
(A) means a grant under subpart 1 of part 
E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
seq.); and 
(B) includes a grant made directly to a 
unit of local government within a State under 
section 505(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10156(d)). 
(2) IMMIGRATION
ENFORCEMENT
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘‘immigration enforcement infor-
mation’’ means— 
(A) information relating to the citizenship 
or immigration status of any individual; and 
(B) the date, time, and location of the re-
lease of any individual from detention, jail, or 
a prison facility. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 901 of title I of the 
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Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 
SEC. 3. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 
GRANT RESTRICTION FOR STATES THAT FAIL 
TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 
LAW. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The following States shall be 
subject to subsection (b): 
(1) Any State that issues a driver license to an 
individual who does not have proof of United States 
citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. 
(2) Any State that prohibits or restricts a local 
or State government entity or official from collecting 
or sending to or receiving from the Department of 
Homeland Security immigration enforcement infor-
mation. 
(b) PENALTY.—A State described in subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) in the case of a State described in sub-
section (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date 
on which a driver license is issued to an individual 
who does not have proof of United States citizenship 
or lawful presence in the United States, return to 
the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 
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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
Program funds; 
(2) in the case of a State described in sub-
section (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, return to the Treasury of 
the United States any unobligated Edward Byrne 
Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; 
and 
(3) be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Me-
morial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds 
until the date on which the State institutes a law or 
policy that— 
(A) prohibits the issuance of a driver li-
cense to an individual who does not have proof 
of United States citizenship or lawful presence 
in the United States; and 
(B) permits a local or State government 
entity or official to collect and send to and re-
ceive from the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity immigration enforcement information. 
Æ 
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