Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: ICE Agent Support Act of 2016
Subject: Immigration: Appropriations: Border security and unlawful immigration: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation: Criminal justice information and records: Department of Homeland Security: Detention of persons: Executive agency funding and structure: Firearms and explosives: Government buildings, facilities, and property: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management: Immigration status and procedures: Law enforcement officers: Motor vehicles
Description: ICE Agent Support Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to refund out of the Immigration Enforcement Account the amount paid out of any appropriation for expenses incurred by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for: identification, investigation, apprehension, detention, and removal of criminal aliens, including providing staffing levels within the Enforcement and Removal Operations division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; maintenance and updating of systems used by the division to identify and track criminal aliens, deportable aliens, inadmissible aliens, and aliens illegally entering the United States; and purchase of firearms, vehicles, and other safety or apprehension equipment for the division. DHS shall establish the percentage of positions within the division that shall be classified as a criminal investigator position.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: February 10, 2016
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2538/all-info
Companion Bill: HB4597
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2 sponsors: Ted Cruz (R); Jeff Sessions (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 10 2016 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 12 2016 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill