United States · Bill · S
S. 54 (115th)
Protect American Families Act
Introduced
5 January 2017
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S116-117)
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Summary
Protect American Families from Unnecessary Registration and Deportation Act of 2017 or the Protect American Families Act This bill prohibits: (1) the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, or any other federal department from creating or implementing a law enforcement or national security program that requires or causes people to register or check in on the basis of religion, race, age, gender, ethnicity, national origin, nationality, or citizenship; and (2) federal funds from being used to create or implement an immigration registry or check-in program. Such prohibitions shall not apply to any federal program that: (1) merely collects and compiles data about aliens entering or exiting the United States; or (2) issues visas, grants U.S. citizenship, confers an immigration benefit to nationals of a foreign country, or temporarily or permanently protects non-citizens from removal.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 January 2017
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 January 2017
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 January 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/54
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/54