H.R.5005

Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025

Introduced·8/19/25

Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025 amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to create a.

The Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025 amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to mandate the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to create, update, and publicly release a database of sanctuary jurisdictions. A sanctuary jurisdiction is defined as a state or local government entity with laws, regulations, policies, or practices that restrict federal immigration authorities from interviewing incarcerated individuals to determine their immigration status or suspected criminal involvement.

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History

Aug 19, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Aug 19, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.