S. 2541: Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Immigration · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 599. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act

Plain summary

Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act This bill authorizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reclassify officers assigned to the tactical patrol unit on Tohono O'odham Nation land, commonly known as Shadow Wolves , as ICE special agents upon completing certain required training. Officers assigned to a comparable unit, regardless of location, may also be reclassified as ICE special agents upon completing the training and receiving the approval and consent of the appropriate Indian tribe. The Department of Homeland Security and the Government Accountability Office shall separately study and report on the best processes for expanding the Shadow Wolves program.

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Official text

Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2541, Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act (2022-03-04)

Cosponsors on this site

John Hoeven (R-ND), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s2541.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s2541 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117