Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4526
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2017-12-01
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Detention of persons

Federal preemption

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both&#8212;on a state or local official who has custody of an individual and knowingly ignores a request from the federal government to take custody of the individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of immigration laws.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4526 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 1, 2017 Mr. Rokita introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017 . 2. Certain Obstructions of Enforcement of Immigration Laws (a) Offense Chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following; 1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immigration laws Whoever, being a State or local official having custody of an individual, knowingly ignores a request from the Federal Government for the custody of that individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of the immigration laws, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both . (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 73 is amended by adding at the end the following: 1522. Certain obstructions of enforcement of immigration laws. .