To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for certain obstructions of the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

United States115th CongressHR-4526House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 9, 2018

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. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. Introduced in House

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

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  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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