Preventing Access to Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act - Requires a state to return any unobligated Community Oriented Policing Services Program (COPS) funds within 30 days after issuing a driver's license to any alien granted deferred action pursuant to the Memorandum dated June 15, 2012, from the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children."
Declares that state ineligible to receive any COPS funding until it has in effect laws and policies that prohibit the issuance of a license to such an alien.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6465 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6465
To restrict COPS funding for States that grant driver's licenses to
certain illegal immigrants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 2012
Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Westmoreland, and
Mrs. Myrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To restrict COPS funding for States that grant driver's licenses to
certain illegal immigrants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Access to Driver's
Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act''.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON COPS FUNDING.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State that issues a
driver's licence to an alien granted deferred action pursuant to the
Memorandum dated June 15, 2012, from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of
Homeland Security regarding ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children'',
after the date of enactment of this Act shall--
(1) within 30 days after the issuance of a driver's license
to such an alien, return any unobligated funds available to the
State on the date of issuance that were appropriated in any Act
for the Community Oriented Policing Services Program; and
(2) be ineligible to receive any funds appropriated in any
Act for the Community Oriented Policing Services Program until
such time as the State has in effect throughout the State laws
and policies that prohibit the issuance of a driver's license
to such an alien.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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