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119th Congress Immigration

S. 84: Sarah's Law

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 14, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 14, 2025

This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person.

ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

34

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Joni Ernst R-IA SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced, drew cross-party cosponsors3 events+12
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History

  1. Jan 14, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Joni Ernst.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
  1. Jan 14, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 14, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.