Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 643 To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal aliens with the Federal Government. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BUDD, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. BOST, and Mr. HERN) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driv- er licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share infor- mation about criminal aliens with the Federal Govern- ment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Greenlighting 4 Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H643.IH H643 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 643 IH SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 1 In this Act: 2 (1) EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE AS- 3 SISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS.—The term ‘‘Ed- 4 ward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro- 5 gram funds’’— 6 (A) means a grant under subpart 1 of part 7 E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 8 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 9 seq.); and 10 (B) includes a grant made directly to a 11 unit of local government within a State under 12 section 505(d) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 13 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 14 U.S.C. 10156(d)). 15 (2) IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT INFORMA- 16 TION.—The term ‘‘immigration enforcement infor- 17 mation’’ means— 18 (A) information relating to the citizenship 19 or immigration status of any individual; and 20 (B) the date, time, and location of the re- 21 lease of any individual from detention, jail, or 22 a prison facility. 23 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean- 24 ing given the term in section 901 of title I of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H643.IH H643 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 643 IH Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 2 SEC. 3. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE 3 GRANT RESTRICTION FOR STATES THAT FAIL 4 TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION 5 LAW. 6 (a) PROHIBITION.—The following States shall be 7 subject to subsection (b): 8 (1) Any State that issues a driver license to an 9 individual who does not have proof of United States 10 citizenship or lawful presence in the United States. 11 (2) Any State that prohibits or restricts a local 12 or State government entity or official from collecting 13 or sending to or receiving from the Department of 14 Homeland Security immigration enforcement infor- 15 mation. 16 (b) PENALTY.—A State described in subsection (a) 17 shall— 18 (1) in the case of a State described in sub- 19 section (a)(1), not later than 30 days after the date 20 on which a driver license is issued to an individual 21 who does not have proof of United States citizenship 22 or lawful presence in the United States, return to 23 the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H643.IH H643 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 643 IH Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 1 Program funds; 2 (2) in the case of a State described in sub- 3 section (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date 4 of enactment of this Act, return to the Treasury of 5 the United States any unobligated Edward Byrne 6 Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; 7 and 8 (3) be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Me- 9 morial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds 10 until the date on which the State institutes a law or 11 policy that— 12 (A) prohibits the issuance of a driver li- 13 cense to an individual who does not have proof 14 of United States citizenship or lawful presence 15 in the United States; and 16 (B) permits a local or State government 17 entity or official to collect and send to and re- 18 ceive from the Department of Homeland Secu- 19 rity immigration enforcement information. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:01 Feb 20, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H643.IH H643 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS