# 119-hr-218: State Immigration Enforcement Act

119-hr-218, State Immigration Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-218
- Congress: 119
- Title: State Immigration Enforcement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Authorizes states to impose penalties that mirror federal immigration offenses.** This bill would let states and localities create and enforce criminal and civil penalties for the same conduct covered by federal immigration law, provided state penalties do not exceed the relevant federal penalty amounts. - States and local governments could pass and enforce criminal penalties that track federal immigration criminal provisions and civil penalties that track federal civil provisions, subject to the federal caps. - People accused of immigration-related conduct could face separate state-level criminal or civil penalties for conduct that federal law already addresses. - The bill would remove paragraph (2) of section 274A(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States could mirror federal immigration penalties: mixed, medium. If enacted, States and local governments could set and enforce civil and criminal penalties for the same conduct covered by federal immigration law. Their penalties could not be higher than the matching federal penalties. For criminal penalties, the cap compares to federal penalties without countin…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025
- 119-hr-778: Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act
- 119-hr-22: SAVE Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/218)

## Related
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-778: Safeguarding American Workers’ Benefits Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-778)
- [119-hr-22: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-22)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-218 (as of 2026-10-28).