Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2021
Summary
Protect Communities from a Porous Border Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to notify a state before placing an alien in that state and gives the state final authority to prohibit such a placement. At least 10 business days before placing (e.g., detaining or housing) such an individual in a state, DHS must provide certain information to that state, including (1) the individual's biographic and biometric information, including DNA; and (2) a certification that the biometric and biographic information has been checked in various law enforcement and counterterrorism databases. No federal court shall have jurisdiction to review (1) the requirements and procedures established under this bill, or (2) a decision by a state to prohibit the placement of such an individual in the state. The bill also prohibits any federal official from waiving any of the bill's requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 3, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Nov 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 32 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jodey C. Arrington
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Bob Gibbs
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Byron Donalds
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
David Schweikert
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
Elise M. Stefanik
RRepublican
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