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HR 2056 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

In plain language: This bill ends local sanctuary policies in Washington, D.C., preventing the city from limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Local agencies and police would be barred from restricting the exchange of information regarding anyone's citizenship or immigration status with other government bodies. Furthermore, D.C. could not stop local officials from honoring federal detainer requests, which ask jails to hold individuals or notify immigration officers before an immigrant is released from custody.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; affects District of Columbia municipal entities, officials, and noncitizens subject to detention or immigration inquiries in the District
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; no appropriations, fees, or funding changes are specified
Reach38provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal vs. state/local+35Enforcement & security−35

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • Department of Homeland SecurityGains direct cooperation from District of Columbia agencies, which may no longer be locally restricted from honoring federal detainer requests, sending release notices, or sharing immigration status information.provisional

Who it burdens

  • District of Columbia government and officialsBarred from enacting or maintaining laws, policies, or practices that restrict agencies and employees from sharing immigration status information or cooperating with federal detainer and release-notification requests.provisional
  • Noncitizens in the District of Columbia subject to immigration inquiries or detainersFace increased likelihood that their immigration status information is shared with federal authorities or that they are held under DHS detainers, as District-level sanctuary restrictions are prohibited.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Bans the District of Columbia from enforcing any law, policy, or practice that stops its officials or agencies from sharing, receiving, keeping, or exchanging information about anyone's citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local governments.

    Sec. 2(1)provisional

  2. Bans the District of Columbia from restricting its officials or agencies from complying with federal immigration detainers or notifying the Department of Homeland Security about an individual's release.

    Sec. 2(2)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jun 12, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Jun 12, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 12, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
  4. Jun 12, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
  5. Jun 12, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 170).
  6. Jun 9, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
  7. Jun 3, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
  8. Jun 3, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
  9. Mar 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
  10. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House

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