[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1074 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1074

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and 
local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage 
illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the 
     burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2006

   Mr. Poe (for himself, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Akin, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
 McHenry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gutknecht, 
    Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. 
McCotter, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Istook, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
   Mr. Goode, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. Hunter) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland 
Security, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that State and 
local governments should be supported for taking actions to discourage 
illegal immigration and that legislation should be enacted to ease the 
     burden on State and local governments for taking such actions.

Whereas the Federal Government has failed to take adequate measures to curb 
        illegal immigration;
Whereas the failure by the Federal Government to curb illegal immigration has 
        placed, and continues to place, a substantial burden on State and local 
        government agencies to address illegal immigration;
Whereas many State and local government agencies have worked actively to 
        discourage illegal immigration and to assist in the enforcement of our 
        Nation's immigration laws;
Whereas such actions and assistance have come at great expense to State and 
        local governments;
Whereas numerous State legislatures, such as those in Arizona, Colorado, 
        Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia, have introduced legislation to 
        enhance the ability of State and local agencies to discourage illegal 
        immigration and to ease the burden placed on the States;
Whereas numerous local governments, such as those in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, 
        Palm Bay County, Florida, Riverside, New Jersey, Riverside, California, 
        and Suffolk County, New York, have introduced ordinances to enhance the 
        ability of local governments to discourage illegal immigration and to 
        ease the burden placed on local governments; and
Whereas State and local governments continue to be confronted with the issue of 
        illegal immigration without the prospect of immediate relief from the 
        Federal Government: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) State and local government agencies should be supported 
        for taking actions to discourage illegal immigration; and
            (2) the United States Congress should quickly pass 
        comprehensive border security and enforcement legislation in 
        order to ease the burden on State and local government 
        agencies.
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