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Union Calendar No. 366 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 661 
[Report No. 118–442] 
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody 
certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime 
that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2023 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. BUCK, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. BACON, Mr. POSEY, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. 
FINSTAD, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BURCHETT, 
Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. 
CLINE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
GARBARINO, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. FRY, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, 
Mr. WALBERG, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
APRIL 5, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. NUNN of Iowa, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 
GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. ESTES, Mr. DUNN of 
Florida, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. TONY 
GONZALES of Texas, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. PFLUGER, Mrs. 
HOUCHIN, Mr. ROSENDALE, and Mrs. SPARTZ 
APRIL 5, 2024 
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] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 31, 2023] 
A BILL 
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 
take into custody certain aliens who have been charged 
in the United States with a crime that resulted in the 
death or serious bodily injury of another person, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Sarah’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS 
CHARGED WITH A CRIME RESULTING IN 
DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. 
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1226(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘sentence’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sentenced’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
following: 
‘‘(E)(i)(I) is inadmissible under paragraph 
(6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a), 
‘‘(II) 
is 
deportable 
under 
section 
237(a)(1)(B) as an alien whose nonimmigrant 
visa (or other documentation authorizing admis-
sion into the United States as a nonimmigrant) 
has been revoked under section 221(i), or 
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‘‘(III) 
is 
deportable 
under 
section 
237(a)(1)(C)(i), and 
‘‘(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is con-
victed of, admits having committed, or admits 
committing acts which constitute the essential 
elements of any offense that resulted in the death 
or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 
1365(h)(3) of title 18, United States Code) of an-
other person,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—Upon en-
countering or gaining knowledge of an alien described 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall— 
‘‘(A) obtain information from law enforce-
ment agencies and from other available sources 
regarding the identity of any victims of the 
crimes for which such alien was charged, ar-
rested, or convicted; and 
‘‘(B) provide the victim or, if the victim is 
deceased, a parent, guardian, spouse, or closest 
living relative of such victim, with information, 
on a timely and ongoing basis, including— 
‘‘(i) the alien’s full name, aliases, date 
of birth, and country of nationality; 
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‘‘(ii) the alien’s immigration status 
and criminal history; 
‘‘(iii) the alien’s custody status and 
any changes related to the alien’s custody; 
and 
‘‘(iv) a description of any efforts by the 
United States Government to remove the 
alien from the United States. 
‘‘(4) DETAINER.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall issue a detainer for an alien described 
in paragraph (1)(E) and, if the alien is not otherwise 
detained by Federal, State, or local officials, shall ef-
fectively and expeditiously take custody of the alien.’’. 
SEC. 3. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, may be construed to limit the rights of crime victims 
under any other provision of law, including section 3771 
of title 18, United States Code. 
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Union Calendar No. 366 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 661 
[Report No. 118–442] 
A BILL 
To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment to take into custody certain aliens who have 
been charged in the United States with a crime 
that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury 
of another person, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 5, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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