United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1236 (115th)
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017
Introduced
27 February 2017
Last action
16 March 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Protecting the Rights Of Towns against federal Eforcement contrary to Constitutional Tenets for Immigration Act of 2017 or the PROTECT Immigration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the authority to inquire about or verify immigration or citizenship status and to investigate, apprehend, arrest, or detain an individual for a violation of such Act is restricted to immigration officers and authorized employees of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and subject to limits set forth in other provisions of law. DHS authority to enter into written agreements with a state or state subdivision to perform immigration-related investigations, apprehensions, or detentions of aliens in the United States is eliminated. The bill exempts from the restriction under this bill DOJ authority to enter into other state and local agreements: (1) in the event of an actual or imminent mass influx of aliens representing urgent circumstances; and (2) with respect to immigration-related detentions in non-federal facilities, including personnel and facilities construction. The bill also exempts from such restriction state and local enforcement authority to arrest and detain certain previously-deported illegal aliens who have been convicted of a felony.
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Timeline
27 February 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 February 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 February 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → A bill to discontinue a Federal program that authorizes State and local law enforcement officers to investigate, apprehend, and detain aliens in accordance with a written agreement with the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to clarify that immigration enforcement is solely a function of the Federal Government.
- related to → PROTECT Immigration Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1236
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1236
- us · 115-hr-1236 · source updated 11 August 2025