# 119-hr-2056: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

119-hr-2056, District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status passed_house (as of 2026-08-01).

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- As of: 2026-08-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2056
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Requires the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws.** The bill would bar any District statute, ordinance, policy, or practice that prevents District officials or entities from sending, receiving, keeping, or exchanging information about a person's citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local governments, and it would require cooperation with Department of Homeland Security requests under sections 236 and 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act for detainers and release notifications.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 205 | 215 |
| 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 224 | 194 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- D.C. would share immigration status: cost, medium. If enacted, D.C. would not be allowed to block its agencies from sharing a person’s citizenship or immigration status with other governments. This would apply whether the status is lawful or unlawful. D.C. agencies and officials would be able to send, receive, keep, and exchange this information wi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2056 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2056)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2056 (as of 2026-08-01).