S3744-119

In Committee

A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Environment.

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 ide66d9dea6d8040ddb49505d5b56c7563: 1. Obstruction of immigration laws by official interference Chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section id15f017183d81430f864dc67e3cfc91c3: 1925. Obstruction of immigration laws by official interference In this section— the term alien has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Criminal Justice, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Criminal Justice Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 29, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Jan 29, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Jan 29, 2026

Mr. Graham introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Criminal Justice Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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