To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C and requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and trade restrictions. The main policy areas are Civil Rights, Native American Tribes, Agriculture, and Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
The main beneficiaries are the people, organizations, or agencies identified in the bill's substantive provisions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Tribal governments and members affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Agricultural producers and rural communities affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
- Requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C and requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Native American Tribes, Agriculture, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
The bill requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Chapter 9 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C and requires unlawfully hindering immigration, border, and customs controls Any person who knowingly transmits, by any means, to another person the location, movement, or activities of any Federal, State, local, or tribal.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Tribal governments and members affected by the bill
- Agricultural producers and rural communities affected by the bill
- Transportation operators and users affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
Sponsors
Joni Ernst
R-IA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ernst (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following …
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