H.R. 2056 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 12, 2025. Received Jun 12, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryD.C. must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement
This bill prevents Washington, D.C. from adopting policies that block local government agencies from sharing someone's immigration status information with federal authorities or from complying with federal immigration detention requests. There's one exception: D.C. can still protect its policies regarding crime victims and witnesses who come forward.
How it affects you
If you live in D.C., this changes how local police and other city agencies handle immigration information. City workers would be required to share immigration status details with federal immigration authorities and comply with federal detention requests, with limited exceptions for crime victims and witnesses. This directly affects D.C. residents and people in the area, though the summary doesn't detail all the specific ways this might change day-to-day life.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2056
AN ACT
District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3) · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Immigration · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 12, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Jun 12, 2025
Passage Passed 224–194
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 11 | 194 | 7 |
| Republicans | 213 | 0 | 7 |
11 members voted against most of their party: 11 Democrats voted Yes.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.