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H.R. 2056

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2056, the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Clay Higgins (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 12, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 2056 has 1 co-sponsor, 2 roll calls and 1 amendment.

hb2056/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2056 EH: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2056
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on District of Columbia serving as sanctuary jurisdiction
The District of Columbia may not have in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts any entity or official of the District government from—
(1)
sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging with any Federal, State, or local government entity information regarding the citizenship or immigration status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or
(2)
complying with a request lawfully made by the Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual.
    Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-11
  2. Passed House2025-06-12
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 11, 2025

hb2056/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/11/2025)

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement activities, except for certain instances involving witnesses and victims of crime.

Specifically, the bill bars DC from adopting a law, policy, or practice prohibiting DC governmental entities from sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding the citizenship or immigration status of any individual with a federal, state, or local government entity.

Further, DC may not adopt a law, policy, or practice of not complying with lawful requests from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to comply with a detainer for, or notify about the release of, an individual from custody. (A detainer is a formal request from DHS that a state or locality hold an individual in custody for up to 48 hours after the individual would otherwise be released so that DHS may facilitate the individual's removal.)

The bill provides exceptions allowing DC to adopt policies of not sharing information or complying with a detainer request regarding an individual who comes forward as a victim or a witness of a crime.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Higgins (R) sponsors H.R. 2056, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2056 went before 2 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Jun 12, 2025 · 444 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Reported By · Jun 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2056, the latest H. Rept. 119-131.

  • H. Rept. 119-131 — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FEDERAL IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE ACT OF 2025

Actions

H.R. 2056 has taken 20 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on Jun 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 12, 202516:01
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2808-2810)
Jun 12, 202516:07
House
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 215 (Roll no. 170).Oversight and Government Reform Committee House roll call 170 205–215
Jun 12, 202516:14
House
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)House roll call 171 224–194
Jun 12, 202516:14
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 12, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 2056 went to 2 roll calls in the House, the latest on Jun 12, 2025 at 224–194.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jun 12, 2025
House
On Passage
224
194
Jun 12, 2025
House
On Motion to Recommit
205
215

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 2056, the latest acted on Jun 11, 2025.

2 bills are related to H.R. 2056.

HRES 489Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.Jun 10, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related billS 1522District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance ActApr 30, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental… · Related bill

Titles

H.R. 2056 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2056, the latest on May 27, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2056 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Constitution, District of Columbia, Education, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia11—
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM—District of Columbia11—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM11—
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS111
DANIEL WEST111
ELLEN FLENNIKEN111
JOE CHATHAM111
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY111
KIMBERLY CONWAY111
MADISON ROBERTS111
NAUREEN SHAH111
NINA PATEL111
RYAN WALKER111
SARAH MEHTA111
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN111
VANIA LEVEILLE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM2025 second_quarter$48.3K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2056 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2056’s is Immigration.

hr2056/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2056 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from District of Columbia to State and local government operations.

hr2056/subjects.txt
District of ColumbiaFederal preemptionImmigration status and proceduresState and local government operations

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2056, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 2056.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or any Department or Officerthereof'[Page H1152]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com