Amendment prohibits law enforcement grants from being provided to local law enforcement agencies in localities that restrict those agencies from sharing certain immigration information with the Department of Homeland Security.

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Amendment Number
644
Description
Amendment prohibits law enforcement grants from being provided to local law enforcement agencies in localities that restrict those agencies from sharing certain immigration information with the Department of Homeland Security.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 109-347 to amend Section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 by replacing "Immigration and Naturalization Service" with "Department of Homeland Security" and enforces Section 642 by stating that the Attorney General shall not provide any grant amount to any Federal, State, or local government agency or entity that violates the Act (which states that any government official or entity may not be prohibited from sending information to DHS regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual).
Congress
109
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Dec 15, 2005
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Campbell (CA) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
19:53:17
Submitted Date
Dec 15, 2005
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 644 — Informed