S. 260: Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-07 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act

Plain summary

Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act - Requires a law enforcement official enforcing an immigration law to collect specified data, including: (1) the basis for such enforcement action; (2) the individual's identifying characteristics, including race, gender, ethnicity, and age; (3) how long a stop or search lasted and whether consent was obtained; (4) a description of any items seized; (5) whether an arrest or detention was made, the justification for such arrest or detention, and the ultimate disposition of such arrest or detention; (6) the individual's immigration status and whether removal proceedings were subsequently initiated against that individual; and (7) whether the individual filed a complaint. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to compile such data and submit a related report to Congress annually.

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Official text

Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s260.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s260 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113