Congress stops D.C. from blocking federal immigration enforcement.
H.R. 2056 — District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act · Filed by Clay Higgins (R-LA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill stops Washington, D.C. from making laws that keep the city from sharing immigration information with federal authorities. It requires D.C. to follow federal Department of Homeland Security detention requests. D.C. can no longer set its own rules about immigration enforcement.
Who it affects
D.C. residents lose local protections against immigration enforcement. This includes people born in the U.S. and legal immigrants. D.C. workers may face pressure to help with immigration enforcement.
One thing to notice
The bill removes local rules that required warrants or court review before federal detention.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Mar 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- Mar 25, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Mar 25, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21”
- Jun 12, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171).”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Homeland Security — The federal agency that handles immigration enforcement and border security.
- detention — Holding a person for immigration enforcement.
- authorities — Government officials or agencies with power to enforce laws.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (860 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,342 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-18.
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