Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017

Summary

Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians (SLAP) Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a state or local official who has custody of an individual and knowingly ignores a request from the federal government to take custody of the individual, if the requesting authority has designated that individual as a violator of immigration laws.

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Timeline

1. 1 December 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 December 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 January 2018

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 December 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 December 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 December 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 December 2017

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Sponsors

• Todd Rokita · R · Sponsor
• Robert Pittenger · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Ralph Norman · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Scott DesJarlais · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Babin · R · Cosponsor
• Luke Messer · R · Cosponsor
• Jody Hice · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← SLAP Act of 2018