District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-2056
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2025-03-11 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: District of Columbia
Federal preemption
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2025-03-11
text: 

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime. 

Specifically, the bill bars DC from adopting a law, policy, or practice prohibiting DC governmental entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual with a federal, state, or local government entity.

Further, DC may not adopt a law, policy, or practice of not complying with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual from custody. (A detainer is a formal request from DHS that a state or locality hold an individual in custody for up to 48 hours after the individual would otherwise be released so that DHS may facilitate the individual's removal.)

The bill provides exceptions allowing DC to adopt policies of not sharing information or complying with a detainer request regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 170).
action_date: 2025-06-12
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2808-2810)
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2056, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: Mr. Lynch moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H2638-2639)
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2056.
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
action_date: 2025-06-11
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2634-2639)
action_date: 2025-06-09
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
action_date: 2025-06-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
action_date: 2025-06-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
action_date: 2025-06-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
action_date: 2025-03-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2025-03-11
text: Introduced in House