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Senate Bill 745
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 28, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Mar 28, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 28, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
745
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Jeff Flake
Arizona
Republican
John McCain
Arizona
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) through FY2021. SCAAP provides payments to state, local, and tribal governments to offset the costs of incarcerating certain undocumented criminal aliens.

It expands the definition of “undocumented criminal alien” to include an alien who has been charged with a felony or two or more misdemeanors.

Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Justice to reimburse a state, local, or tribal government for incarceration costs and medical expenses of a criminal alien whose immigration status cannot be verified by the Department of Homeland Security. (Currently, a criminal alien with lawful immigration status does not meet the criteria for SCAAP reimbursement.)

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
March 28, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Jul 12, 2017
Introduced in House
14
Sponsorship
House Bill 3212
To reauthorize the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
03/28/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2050-2051)
03/28/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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