District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Clay Higgins
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime.
Specifically, the bill bars DC from adopting a law, policy, or practice prohibiting DC governmental entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual with a federal, state, or local government entity.
Further, DC may not adopt a law, policy, or practice of not complying with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual from custody. (A detainer is a formal request from DHS that a state or locality hold an individual in custody for up to 48 hours after the individual would otherwise be released so that DHS may facilitate the individual's removal.)
The bill provides exceptions allowing DC to adopt policies of not sharing information or complying with a detainer request regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Jun 12, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 12, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 12, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
- Jun 12, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
- Jun 12, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 170).
- Jun 12, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2808-2810)
- Jun 11, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2056, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jun 11, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Jun 11, 2025Mr. Lynch moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (text: CR H2638-2639)
- Jun 11, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jun 11, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2056.
- Jun 11, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
- Jun 11, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2634-2639)
- Jun 9, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
- Jun 3, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 100.
- Jun 3, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
- Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
- Mar 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 11, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House