HR 7640 · introduced · significant
Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill requires state and local governments to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement and allow inquiries about immigration status.
- It affects law enforcement agencies, local governments, and individuals arrested for criminal or motor vehicle offenses.
- Non-compliant jurisdictions lose certain federal law enforcement funding, which gets reallocated to compliant ones.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would losing federal law enforcement funding affect public safety services in jurisdictions that don't comply with federal immigration inquiries?
- 02
What specific crimes or offenses trigger the immigration status inquiry requirement under this bill?
- 03
Which federal law enforcement programs would face funding reallocation, and how might that shift resources between compliant and non-compliant jurisdictions?
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Sponsor · R-CA-5
Tom McClintock
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-03-12
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Legislative timeline
2026-03-12 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 465.
2026-03-12 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-541.
2026-03-12 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-541.
2026-03-05 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.
2026-03-05 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-02-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-02-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-02-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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