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HR 611 · in committee · significant

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill allows crime victims to sue state and local governments that don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
  • It affects sanctuary cities and jurisdictions that limit cooperation with Department of Homeland Security immigration requests.
  • Victims or their relatives can sue if an arrested alien commits a felony, with no immunity for jurisdictions accepting federal grants.

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  1. 01

    How would this bill change which victims can currently sue local governments, and what evidence exists about crimes committed by individuals in sanctuary jurisdictions?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between allowing civil suits against local governments and their ability to set their own law enforcement priorities?

  3. 03

    How might this bill affect federal funding relationships with states and cities, and who would ultimately bear the costs of litigation?

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Sponsor · R-NC-11

Chuck Edwards

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Introduced 2025-01-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-22 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  2. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-22 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. 2025-01-22 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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