Safer DC Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3165
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
District of Columbia
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: 

Safer DC Act of 2015

 
This bill requires the District of Columbia, upon an individual's arrest, to give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information necessary to determine the individual's citizenship and immigration status, including name, aliases, and fingerprints. 
 
Upon receiving this information DHS shall: 
 
 
issue a detainer requiring the District to detain the alien for up to 48 hours after the conclusion of any criminal or other legal proceeding under District law, or after completion of any term of imprisonment to which the alien may be sentenced under District law; and
 
take the alien into custody upon release from District custody. 
 
 
Upon receipt of a DHS detainer the District shall hold an arrested alien for up to 48 hours: (1) following conclusion of the District's charging or dismissal proceeding, or (2) after the alien has completed the his or her sentence.
 
 If DHS fails to issue a detainer, no DHS political appointee may perform certain functions until the alien in question has been taken into custody. 
 
Any District officer, acting in his or her official capacity, who knowingly violates the notification or detention requirements under this Act shall pay a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such violation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2015-08-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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.
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-07-22
text: Introduced in House