H.R. 5840: Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010
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H.R. 5840: Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-22 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010
Plain summary
Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010 - Prohibits the Attorney General from expending funds in any lawsuit that seeks to invalidate those provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes that were amended by Arizona Senate Bill 1070, as amended by Arizona House Bill 2162, until the Attorney General reports to Congress with a plan to enforce the immigration laws in any state or subdivision that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure contravening specified provisions of the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 that prohibit federal, state, or local government entities or officials, or persons or agencies from restricting certain immigration status-related communications with immigration or law enforcement personnel.
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Official text
Sanctuary City Prevention Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] · 19 cosponsors
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John R. Carter (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5840.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111