H.R. 1512: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-03-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-03-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Plain summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to compensate states and localities for incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with, or convicted of, a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

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Official text

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] · 60 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1512, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to states incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (2007-12-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1512, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to states incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors (2007-12-07)

Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] reported raising $1.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr1512.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1512 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110