H.R. 2056: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
Sponsor
Clay Higgins
Republican · LA-3
What H.R. 2056 does
H.R. 2056 would bar the District of Columbia from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. DC could not adopt a law, policy or practice that stops its agencies from sharing information about a person's citizenship or immigration status, or from complying with Department of Homeland Security requests to hold a person in custody for up to 48 hours or to give notice before releasing someone.
The bill makes an exception: DC could still choose not to share information or honor a detainer for someone who comes forward as a victim or witness of a crime.
How the House voted
Passed · June 12, 202511 Democrats broke with their party to vote yes
Ed Case
Henry Cuellar
Donald Davis
Laura Gillen
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Adam Gray
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Kristen McDonald Rivet
Tom Suozzi
George WhitesidesOn Passage: H R 2056 District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act · Roll no. 171 · Official record
HR2056 Legislative Journey
House: Passed 224-194
Jun 12, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 194 (Roll no. 171). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: 6/11/2025 CR H2634)
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House: Vote Held
Jun 11, 2025
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2056, the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lynch demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House: Committee Action
Jun 9, 2025
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
House: Committee Action
Jun 3, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-131.
House: Vote: 23-21
Mar 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 21.
House: Committee Action
Mar 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
About the Sponsor
Clay Higgins
Republican, Louisiana's 3rd congressional district · 9 years in Congress
Committees: House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services
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Cosponsors (1)
This bill has 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Alabama.
Committee Sponsors
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
0 of 14 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
0 of 47 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
33 Republicans across these committees haven't cosponsored yet. Mobilize their constituents
H.R. 2056 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Immigration
- Introduced
- Mar 11, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Jun 12, 2025
H.R. 2056 Bill Text
“To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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