119th Congress
S. 84
Sarah's Law
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Joni Ernst(R-IA)
- Introduced
- Jan 14, 2025
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (34)
Original cosponsors (27)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)
- John Cornyn (R-TX)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Steve Daines (R-MT)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
- G000359
- M001190
Added later (7)
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Jan 15, 2025
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Jan 15, 2025
- John Fetterman (D-PA) · Jan 16, 2025
- John Hoeven (R-ND) · Jan 16, 2025
- Jim Banks (R-IN) · Jan 20, 2025
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · Jan 20, 2025
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Jan 28, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Jan 14, 2025
Introduced in Senate