Scott Gardner Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 14, 2005)
Scott Gardner Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to share immigration information with the Attorney General. Requires a joint report from such officials to Congress on improving the performance of federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information.
Requires: (1) the director of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to the Secretary all immigration and DWI (driving while intoxicated) information collected in the course of normal duties; and (2) such information to appear as a flag on the wants/warrants page of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) require the Secretary to reimburse the costs of training state and local law enforcement employees on federal immigration laws; and (2) authorize the apprehension and detention of an alien for DWI or a similar violation, as long as the alien is deportable on any other grounds or is an illegal alien. Requires each state motor vehicle administrator to share with the Secretary all information concerning aliens with records of DWI convictions or refusals to take sobriety tests.
Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a formula for the allocation of federal detention facilities for aliens.
What just happenedOct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 14, 2005
- Oct 17, 2005CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee - Sep 23, 2005CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee - Sep 14, 2005IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Homeland Security Committee - Sep 14, 2005IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
- Sep 14, 2005IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 14, 2005IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2005IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House