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H.R.4915

H.R.4915: SLAP Act of 2018

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Introduced Feb. 2, 2018
Latest Major Action Feb. 7, 2018

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Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)

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30 (All Republicans)

Luke Messer (R-Ind.)
Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Kristi Noem (R-S.D.)
Robert Pittenger (R-N.C.)
Andy Harris (R-Md.)
Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)
Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)
Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)
Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)
Jeffrey Duncan (R-S.C.)
Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)
Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.)
Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)
Paul Cook (R-Calif.)
Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.)
Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.)
Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)
Ron Estes (R-Kansas)
Francis Rooney (R-Fla.)
Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.)
Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
Tom Rice (R-S.C.)
Jim Banks (R-Ind.)
Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)
Jack Bergman (R-Mich.)
Randy Weber (R-Texas)

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Introduced in House - Feb. 2, 2018

Bill Summary

Stopping Lawless Actions of Politicians Act of 2018 or the SLAP Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a state or local official to knowingly release from custody an individual who is an alien subject to a detainer. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a violator. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the...

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Date	Description
Feb. 7, 2018	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb. 2, 2018	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb. 2, 2018	Introduced in the House by Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)

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Introduced in the House by Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)