Scott Gardner Act

To improve sharing of immigration information among Federal, State, and local law enforcement officials, to improve State and local enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.

3/6/2007--Introduced.
Scott Gardner Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to share immigration information with the Attorney General. Requires a joint report from such officials to Congress on improving the performance of federal immigration databases to ensure the prompt entry of immigration information. Requires:
(1) the director of each state and local law enforcement agency to collect and report to the Secretary all immigration and DWI (driving while intoxicated) information collected in the course of normal duties;
(2) such information to appear as a flag on the wants/warrants page of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database; and
(3) state or local detention of an arrested flagged alien pending federal transfer. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to:
(1) require the Secretary to reimburse the costs of training state and local law enforcement employees on federal immigration laws; and
(2) authorize the apprehension and detention of an alien for DWI or a similar violation, as long as the alien is deportable on any other grounds or is an illegal alien. Requires each state motor vehicle administrator to share with the Secretary all information concerning aliens with records of DWI convictions or refusals to take sobriety tests. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress a formula for the allocation of federal detention facilities for aliens.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
  • Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
  • Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
  • Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
  • Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
  • Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
  • Virgil Goode
  • Joseph Knollenberg
  • Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
  • Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
  • Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
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Committees

• House Homeland Security
• 2 more
  • House Judiciary
  • House Homeland Security
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1355

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 06, 2007

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• Mar 12, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
• Mar 06, 2007: Referred to House Homeland Security
• Mar 06, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Mar 06, 2007: 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.
• Mar 06, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2169)
• Introduced on Mar 06, 2007.
• Mar 06, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2169)

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Related Bills:

• S.850

Related Issue Areas:

• Immigration
• Aliens
• Arrest
• Budgets
• 40 more
• Building construction
• Compensation (Law)
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Criminal aliens
• Criminal justice
• Criminal justice information
• Data banks
• Deportation
• Detention of persons
• Drug abuse
• Drug testing
• Drunk driving
• Employee training
• Federal aid to law enforcement
• Federal-local relations
• Federal-state relations
• Government employees
• Government information
• Government paperwork
• Illegal aliens
• Imprisonment
• Informers
• Intergovernmental fiscal relations
• Job training
• Law
• Law enforcement officers
• Local employees
• Local officials
• Police
• Police communication systems
• Police training
• Prisons
• State and local government
• State employees
• State laws
• State officials
• Technology
• Telecommunication
• Transportation
• Witnesses

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