To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Immigration, Housing.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors 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, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HA5FE4CF1D56145BAB67B6B9A75D8D702: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024.
- Section H0848512924AA4BA88185E4EAF746468C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term alien has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))....
- Section H9C241974684748D48071C14AAA0D805A: 3. Civil action for harm by an alien that benefitted from a sanctuary policy Any individual, or a spouse, parent, or child of such individual (if the...
- Section HEA6C24B3CF6F4D40A3586AB3DF07491D: 4. Ensuring cooperation between Federal and local law enforcement officers to safeguard our communities A State, a political subdivision of a State, or an...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Immigration, Housing
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide a civil remedy for individuals harmed by sanctuary jurisdiction policies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a civil action brought against a sanctuary jurisdiction by an individual (or the estate, survivors, or heirs of such individual) who— is injured or harmed by an alien who benefitted from a sanctuary policy of such sanctuary jurisdiction
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