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.

Bill: 110-hr-1512
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2007-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal aliens
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Illegal aliens
Immigration
Imprisonment

Summary:
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to compensate states for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to compensate states and localities for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with, or convicted of, a felony or two or more misdemeanors. 
 
Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress respecting the number of such detained aliens and the costs associated with their incarceration. 
 

action_date: 2008-05-08
text: 
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to compensate states and localities for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with, or convicted of, a felony or two or more misdemeanors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-05-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3083)
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 5/6/2008 H3083)
action_date: 2008-05-08
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3203)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Frelinghuysen objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1512.
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3083-3085)
action_date: 2008-05-06
text: Ms. Sanchez, Linda T. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 385.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-618.
action_date: 2008-05-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-618.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2007-10-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2007-09-25
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-04-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-03-13
text: Introduced in House