United States · Bill · S
S. 1856 (112th)
A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.
Introduced
10 November 2011
Last action
10 November 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.
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Timeline
10 November 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 November 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 10 November 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1856
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1856
- us · 112-s-1856 · source updated 10 August 2026