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S5138Referred to Committee

A bill to protect immigrant families, combat fraud, promote citizenship, and build community trust, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-27
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 79.3% (858 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001113

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-27

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-07-27

Plain-English Summary

The legislation aims to strengthen protections for immigrant families, reduce immigration-related fraud, encourage people to become U.S. citizens, and improve relationships between immigrant communities and local law enforcement. It would affect immigrants, their families, law enforcement agencies, and communities with significant immigrant populations. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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