S. 2146: Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-06 · Immigration · Latest: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 280. (consideration: CR S7323; text: CR S7323)

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 280 (2015): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S2146 (2015-10-20), Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
Where it stands now: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 280. (consideration: CR S7323; text: CR S7323) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act

Plain summary

Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, the Community Oriented Policing Services Program, and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a policy or practice in effect that: (1) prohibits or restricts information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) prohibits compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must terminate grant funding 30 days after DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determine, notify, and publish the states and political subdivisions that are sanctuary jurisdictions. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of DHS. The bill authorizes such agent to take actions to comply with the detainer. It also limits the liability of such agent if the actions taken complied with the detainer. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed. It establishes a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions. It establishes a five-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following two or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.

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Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · 16 cosponsors

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Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Barrasso (R-WY), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), John Boozman (R-AR), John Thune (R-SD), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Tim Scott (R-SC)

Recorded votes

Senate vote 280 (2015): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed, S2146 (2015-10-20): Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2146.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2146 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114