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H.R. 7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018

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H.R. 7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-10-12 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018

Plain summary

Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 This bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to modify provisions relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. Specifically, the bill prohibits any individual (e.g., an employer) from restricting or interfering with the enforcement of the immigration laws by federal officials. It also denies states or localities (i.e., sanctuary jurisdictions) that fail to cooperate in the enforcement of the immigration laws eligibility for federal funds and law enforcement grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The bill amends detainer provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to issue detainers for the arrest of an illegal alien if there is probable cause to believe that the alien is inadmissible or deportable. It also provides qualified immunity to governmental and certain nongovernmental entities that detain an alien, except in cases of mistreatment, and allows a private right of action to relatives of victims of crime committed by an alien released from custody by a state or local governmental entity that failed to honor a detainer. The bill also revises provisions requiring detention of aliens during the pendency of removal proceedings to require indefinite detention of aliens who have committed certain serious crimes; enhances penalties for the criminal offense of reentry after removal; establishes new and specific grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens who are members of designated criminal gangs (consisting of five or more persons); and provides funding for border barriers, technology and other resources at the southern border to prevent illegal entry.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · 60 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Clay Higgins (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), David Kustoff (R-TN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr7059 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115