Legal rights and protections
What legal safeguards should apply to individuals in immigration proceedings?
37 bills · 37 can still move
Bills in 1 state and Congress.
Immigration
825 immigration bills can still move, most of them in Congress. 66 bills may return next session. 113 became law in 2025 and 2026. Latest: California's AB 2465 was vetoed on Sep 30.
- Introduced
- 50
- In committee
- 1,224
- Past committee
- 117
- Became law
- 113
- Vetoed or failed
- 97
What they fight over
How should the federal government balance local autonomy, enforcement standards, and legal protections in immigration policy?
Grouped by AI from the 120 closest matches, by the policy questions they address. Bills in a group may take opposing positions. The counts and maps are from those bills. Grouping as of October 27, 2026.
Became lawPassed a committee or a voteFiled
Immigration eligibility and benefits
Who should be eligible for immigration benefits and how should they be granted?
37 bills · 37 can still move
Bills in Congress.
- Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits ActOn calendar
- No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025Passed first chamber
Enforcement standards and oversight
What rules should govern how federal immigration officers conduct their duties?
25 bills · 25 can still move
Bills in 1 state and Congress.
Local cooperation with federal agents
Should local governments be required to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement?
18 bills · 18 can still move
Bills in 1 state and Congress.
- Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026On calendar
- District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025Passed first chamber
What can still change
See every billWhere the bills stand
Bills that can still pass come first, closest to law first. Coming back includes bills filed for next session and ended bills that must be reintroduced.
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025Passed both chambers
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits ActOn calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027"Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals"On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027"Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents"On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Laken Riley ActPassed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActPassed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens ActOn calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Kayla Hamilton ActPassed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful ActOn calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027"Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign…On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027On calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected statusPassed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 202710 Years of ICE Funding ActOn calendar
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025Passed first chamber
- Congress back Nov 9, dies Jan 3, 2027End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026On calendar
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to law enforcementPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to immigrationPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to law enforcementPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to due process protectionsPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to government operationsPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionRelating to public safetyPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionImmigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)Passed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionCriminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive LocationsPassed both chambers
- Must be reintroduced next sessionVarious immigration mattersPassed first chamber
- Must be reintroduced next sessionFederal immigration enforcement: reportPassed first chamber
- State government: benefitsVetoed
- Peace officers: training requirementsVetoed
- Public employment: disqualificationsVetoed
- Peace officers: secondary employmentVetoed
- Unfair Competition Law: hotelsVetoed
- Unlawful practices: discrimination: menopauseVetoed
- Sex discrimination: scopeBecame law
- Use of state-owned propertyBecame law
- Unlawful immigration-related practicesBecame law
- CalWORKs: temporary absence: immigration detentionBecame law
Latest moves
Laws signed, vetoes and votes come first, then the newest steps on these bills.
- Sep 30VetoedState government: benefits
- Sep 29Signed into lawCivil detainees
- Sep 3Signed into lawAn act to amend title 11 of the delaware code relating to immigration enforcement and cooperation
- Jun 26Signed into lawRelating to immigration
- Jun 4Signed into lawProtect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants
What comes next
On the ballot
Measures on this issue that voters decide on November 3, 2026.
How voters decided
Earlier ballot measures on this issue, newest first.
- Proposition 314Make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state at any location other than the port of entry; allow for state and local police to arrest noncitizens who cross the border unlawfully; allowing for state judges to order deportations; requiring the use of the E-Verify program in order to determine the immigration status of individuals before the enrollment in a financial aid or public welfare program; making it a Class 6 felony for individuals who submit false information or documents to an employer to evade detection of employment eligibility, or to apply for public benefits, and; make the sale of fentanyl a Class 2 felony if the person knowingly sells fentanyl and it results in the death of another person
- Question 4Remove Proof of Citizenship or Immigration Status for Driver's License Applications Referendum
Who is shaping it
Find a lobbyist on itAs of Oct 30.
Lawmakers
They sponsor the most of these bills.
- Jesús García30 bills
- Nydia Velázquez24 bills
- Mike Quigley20 bills
- Anna Caballero11 bills
- Alfonso Lopez8 bills
Committees
Where most of these bills are sent, leaving out the money and rules committees every bill passes through.
- Judiciary Committee128 bills
- Judiciary35 bills
- Homeland Security Committee23 bills
Who lobbies on it
Federal lobbying reports since 2023 that describe this issue. A report says what a client lobbied on, not which side it took.
- Fwd.us58 reports
- Microsoft Corporation56 reports
- The Geo Group, Inc.42 reports
- American Hotel & Lodging Association41 reports
- Information Technology Industry Council34 reports
Federal agencies
Rules that name this issue in their title or summary, final ones first.
- Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain Immigration-Related ViolationsFinal
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment-Based Immigrant Visa, Fifth Preference (EB-5) Fee RuleFinal
- Immigration Bonds; Technical AmendmentFinal
- USCIS Immigration Fees and Related Procedures Required by H.R.1 Reconciliation Bill; CorrectionFinal
In the news
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