H.R. 4295 · 115th Congress
CLEAR Act of 2017
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Gohmert9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2017 or the CLEAR Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 8, 2017
Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2017 or the CLEAR Act of 2017
This bill reaffirms the existing inherent authority of states and localities to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws by detaining or transferring aliens to federal custody.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide the National Crime Information Center of the Department of Justice with information about aliens in violation of immigration laws. States and localities must provide DHS with specified information about such aliens.
DHS shall: (1) provide grants to states and localities to assist them in enforcing immigration laws, (2) construct or acquire increased space for detention facilities, (3) take illegal aliens into custody within 48 hours after receiving a request from a state or locality, (4) establish a training manual for state and local law enforcement on the enforcement of immigration laws, and (5) continue and expand the Institutional Removal Program for identifying removable criminal aliens in federal and state correctional facilities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: CLEAR Act of 2017
Also known as: Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2017
Latest action (Dec 13, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 8, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.