3.0.0 1906 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z 2023-01-15T09:03:29Z Senate S S 2003-11-20 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-20T23:00:45Z 2003-11-20 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15295-15297) IntroReferral 2003-11-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15292-15295) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL N M001141 Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA] ZELL MILLER D GA 2003-11-20 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2004-02-09 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2004-02-09 False Immigration Administrative fees Aliens Arrest Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Data banks Deportation Detention of persons Driver licenses Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fees Fines (Penalties) Fingerprints Forfeiture Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Identification devices Illegal aliens Imprisonment Labor and Employment Law Liability (Law) Local laws Police training Prisons Recidivists Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) State laws Teleconferencing Transportation and Public Works Visas Immigration 00 2003-11-20 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-08T19:09:58Z Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 - States that: (1) State and local law enforcement personnel are fully authorized to investigate, apprehend, or transfer to federal custody aliens in the United States (including interstate transportation of such aliens to detention centers) in order to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration laws; and (2) a State that does not have a statute permitting enforcement of Federal immigration laws within two years of enactment of this Act shall not receive certain Federal incarceration assistance.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to illegal aliens to: (1) establish criminal penalties and forfeiture for aliens unlawfully present in the United States; and (2) increase specified criminal penalties for illegal entry and failure to depart violations.

Provides for the listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database.

Requires States and localities to provide the Department of Homeland Security with specified information about apprehended illegal aliens in order to receive certain Federal incarceration assistance. Provides Federal reimbursement for State and local costs in providing such information.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct or acquire 20 additional detention facilities for aliens detained pending removal or a decision on removal.

Amends the Act to provide for Federal custody and State or local compensation of State or locally apprehended illegal aliens.

Directs the Secretary to establish immigration-related training for State and local personnel. Authorizes a related fee.

Provides: (1) personal liability immunity to the same extent as corresponding Federal immunity for State or local personnel enforcing immigration laws within the scope of their duties; and (2) civil rights money damage immunity for State or local agencies enforcing immigration laws unless their personnel violated criminal law in such enforcement.

Sets forth provisions for the detention of aliens in State and local facilities prior to their examination for removal.

States that the Department shall continue to operate the Institutional Removal Program, which shall be expanded to all States.

Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to prohibit a Federal agency from accepting for any identification-related purpose a State driver's license unless, if the driver's license is issued to an alien who is in lawful status but who is not an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the license expires on the date on which the alien's U.S. residency authorization expires.

States that in the issuance of any Federal public benefit that requires recipient identification, no Federal entity may accept any identification document unless: (1) the document was issued by a Federal or State authority and is subject to verification by a Federal law enforcement, intelligence, or homeland security agency; or (2) the recipient is lawfully present in the United States, is in possession of a passport; and is a citizen of a country for which the visa requirement for U.S. entry is waived if the alien possesses a passport from such country.

]]> Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Display Title Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for enhanced Federal, State, and local enforcement of the immigration laws, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-11-20T05:00:00Z 2003-11-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15295-15297) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.