Amendment109th Congress
Amendment sought to give willing State and local law enforcement the ability to detain illegal aliens in the course of their regular duties; require Federal authorities to respond to and detain all illegal aliens reported to the Department of Homeland Security by State and local law enforcement; expand expedited removal nationwide for all illegal aliens who cannot prove to the immigration officer they have been in the United States for more than 1 year; and require that, by 2008, all non-citizens who enter or exit the country be processed through an automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996.
- Amendment Number
- 667
- Description
- Amendment sought to give willing State and local law enforcement the ability to detain illegal aliens in the course of their regular duties; require Federal authorities to respond to and detain all illegal aliens reported to the Department of Homeland Security by State and local law enforcement; expand expedited removal nationwide for all illegal aliens who cannot prove to the immigration officer they have been in the United States for more than 1 year; and require that, by 2008, all non-citizens who enter or exit the country be processed through an automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 18 printed in House Report 109-350 to require all non-citizens who enter or exit the country to be processed through the automated entry-exit control system Congress mandated in 1996.
- Congress
- 109
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Dec 16, 2005
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Sullivan amendment (A032) Failed by recorded vote: 163 - 251, 1 Present (Roll no. 659).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:53:28
- Submitted Date
- Dec 16, 2005
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022