Protect American Families Act

Bill: 115-s-54
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2017-01-05
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Criminal justice information and records

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures

Racial and ethnic relations

Religion

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S116-117)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Protect American Families from Unnecessary Registration and Deportation Act of 2017 or the Protect American Families Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits: (1) the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other federal department from creating or implementing a law enforcement or national security program that requires or causes people to register or check in on the basis of religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship; and (2) federal funds from being used to create or implement an immigration registry or check-in program.</p> <p>Such prohibitions shall not apply to any federal program that: (1) merely collects and compiles data about aliens entering or exiting the United States; or (2) issues visas, grants U.S. citizenship, confers an immigration benefit to nationals of a foreign country, or temporarily or permanently protects non-citizens from removal.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 54 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 5, 2017 Mr. Booker (for himself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Wyden ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the creation of an immigration-related registry program that classifies people on the basis of religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Protect American Families from Unnecessary Registration and Deportation Act of 2017 or the Protect American Families Act . 2. Prohibition of certain immigration-related registry programs (a) Prohibition Subject to subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including sections 263, 265, and 266 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1303 , 1305, and 1306)— (1) the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other Federal department may not create or implement a law enforcement or national security program that requires, or has the effect of causing, people to register or check in on the basis of religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship; and (2) consistent with the prohibition under paragraph (1), no Federal funds may be used to create or implement an immigration registry or check-in program. (b) Inapplicability to certain Federal programs The prohibitions under subsection (a) shall not apply to any Federal program that— (1) merely collects and compiles data about aliens entering or exiting the United States; or (2) issues visas, grants United States citizenship, confers an immigration benefit to nationals of a foreign country, or temporarily or permanently protects noncitizens from removal.