To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the use of National Guard forces for immigration enforcement purposes, to establish criminal penalties for assaulting immigration enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the use of National Guard forces for immigration enforcement purposes, to establish criminal penalties for assaulting immigration enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H350F2EEB721C4355A2591DF039B4FF1B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding U.S. Authority for Removal and Detention Act or the GUARD Act.
- Section HB2E5362BBE95446890D771B0605E3096: 2. Amendment to the posse comitatus act Section 1385 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— by striking Whoever and inserting (a) Whoever; and by adding...
- Section H1F893E130E244813A69122002FD8E481: 3. Assaulting immigration enforcement personnel Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Whoever knowingly...
- Section H2CAFB50B18014D83BF73972AE4111833: 119A. Assault on immigration enforcement officers Whoever knowingly assaults, resists, opposes, impedes, intimidates, or interferes with— any officer or...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the use of National Guard forces for immigration enforcement purposes, to establish criminal penalties for assaulting immigration enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the use of National Guard forces for immigration enforcement purposes, to establish criminal penalties for assaulting immigration enforcement officers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Harrigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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