# 119-s-114: CLEAR Act of 2025 119-s-114, CLEAR Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-114 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-114 - Congress: 119 - Title: CLEAR Act of 2025 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-18 ## Summary **Expands state and local authority to enforce immigration laws and increases detention capacity.** The bill would let state and local officers identify, apprehend, detain, and transfer people unlawfully present to federal custody, speed transfers, and add detention space. - People facing removal could be held in local facilities that meet federal standards and transferred to federal custody within 48 hours of a state or local request. The Institutional Removal Program would expand nationwide and allows up to 14 days of detention after a state sentence to arrange transfer. - The Department of Homeland Security must construct or acquire 20 detention facilities and expand law-enforcement databases with immigration status and violation records. The bill authorizes reimbursements to jurisdictions for detention and transportation costs and requires Government Accountability Office audits of those payments. - Participating states and localities become eligible for grants and federal training materials and must share detainee information. Officers and agencies get expanded immunity for enforcement actions, and jurisdictions that bar cooperation can lose certain federal funds under INA 241(i). ## Provisions PRIA read - Grants for local enforcement gear: benefit, medium. This bill would let the Secretary give grants to States and local governments to buy equipment, technology, and facilities for immigration enforcement. Applicants must have authority and a written practice of assisting Federal enforcement and may not bar officers from asking about immigration statu… - More DHS funding authority: benefit, medium. This bill would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to receive 'such sums as may be necessary' for FY2025 and each year after to carry out the Act. It would also authorize annual 'such sums as may be necessary' for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. Congress would still need to… - Immunity for state officers: benefit, low. This bill would say State and local officers helping with Federal immigration enforcement have the same personal immunity as Federal officers when acting within their duties. It would also shield agencies from money-damage claims under civil rights law for enforcement actions, except where an offic… - Training and online guides for officers: benefit, low. This bill would require DHS to make a training manual and pocket guide for State and local officers within 180 days. It would also require an e-learning portal through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center within 120 days. The training must be secure, U.S.-based, and available in several form… - More transfers from prisons: cost, high. This bill would expand the Institutional Removal Program to every State. If enacted, states that get federal prison money would have to identify and share information about removable inmates. Local authorities could hold a person up to 14 days after a state sentence to let Federal immigration agent… - More immigration records in NCIC: cost, medium. This bill would require Customs and Border Protection to give CBP removal, overstay, and visa-revocation information to the National Crime Information Center within 180 days. The NCIC would add those records to the Immigration Violators File even if a person already left the U.S. or did not get for… - New federal detention centers: cost, medium. This bill would require Homeland Security to build or buy 20 detention facilities in the United States. Each facility would need enough beds for the bill's purposes. The Custody Management Division would pick the locations. If enacted, this would increase federal detention capacity. - Payments and reporting rules for states: mixed, medium. This bill would require states and localities to send details about aliens they arrest and reimburse them for reasonable submission costs. It would create a new custody process that generally requires Federal custody within 48 hours or lets the State temporarily hold someone for transfer. One year… ## Related bills - 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026 - 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025 - 119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act - 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act ## Sources - [119-s-114 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/114) ## Related - [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744) - [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597) - [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142) - [119-s-2438: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2438) - [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952) - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-114 (as of 2026-10-18).