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HR 2056 Passed a chamber

Prohibits the District of Columbia from having laws, policies, or practices that bar its officials from sharing residents' immigration status information or complying with federal immigration detainer requests.

Official title: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 11-MAR-2025
Referred 11-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 25-MAR-2025
Reported 03-JUN-2025
On the calendar 03-JUN-2025
Passed 12-JUN-2025
Senate
Received 12-JUN-2025
Key points
  • Prohibits D.C. laws, ordinances, policies, or practices that restrict District government officials from sending or exchanging citizenship or immigration status information with federal, state, or local entities.
  • Prohibits restrictions on District officials complying with Department of Homeland Security requests under INA sections 236 or 287 to honor a detainer or notify about an individual's release.
  • Is cited as the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (11-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 12-JUN-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor Clay Higgins (R-LA) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican