H.R. 3842: To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-01-31 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-01-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

Plain summary

Prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.

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Official text

To prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 54 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John R. Carter (R-TX), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), Tim Scott (R-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Sam Graves (R-MO), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3842.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3842 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112