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S. 84 · 119th CongressImmigration

Sarah's Law has not moved since its introduction on Jan 14, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Ernst, Joni R-IA · 34 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 33 Republicans
IntroducedJan 14, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 112 words.

Sarah's Law This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts.

Context
Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
Sponsor
4 of 321 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 403 words
Latest action
Jan 14, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]