S4405Referred to Committee

287(g) Expansion Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-04-28
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Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
Republican · TN · Senator
Votes with party: 74.8% (813 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-28

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Plain-English Summary

The federal government would provide additional grant money to local police departments and sheriff's offices that sign agreements allowing their officers to help enforce federal immigration laws. These extra funds, coming from an existing federal law enforcement grant program, would go to jurisdictions that partner with immigration authorities to identify and process people in the country illegally. The money is intended to support the costs of immigration enforcement activities at the local level.

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Immigration

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4405 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4405 To authorize an increase in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allocation for jurisdictions that enter into a 287(g) agreement to enhance immigration enforcement. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2026 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize an increase in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant allocation for jurisdictions that enter into a 287(g) agreement to enhance immigration enforcement. 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 ``287(g) Expansion Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF INCREASED EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT ALLOCATION FOR JURISDICTIONS THAT ENTER INTO A 287(G) AGREEMENT TO ENHANCE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. (a) Applications for Increased Grant Funding.--Notwithstanding section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156), any State or political subdivision of a State that has entered into a written agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in accordance with section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) (referred to in this section as a ``287(g) Agreement''), may submit an application to the Attorney General to receive an increased allocation under such section in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Increased Allocation Authorized.--The Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon receiving an application described in subsection (a) and confirming that the applicant has entered into a 287(g) Agreement, shall increase the annual amount allocated for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants to such applicant by not more than 10 percent of the average annual amount allocated to such applicant during the 3 most recent years in which the applicant received such funding. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 2027 through 2033, $20,000,000, which shall be expended to provide increased funding to States and political subdivisions of States pursuant to section 2(b). <all>
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