119-s2774

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2774 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2774

 To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver 
 licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about 
 criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 11, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

 To restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver 
 licenses to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about 
 criminal aliens with the Federal Government.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses 
for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Edward byrne memorial justice assistance grant program 
 funds.--The term ``Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 
 Grant Program funds''--
        (A) means a grant under subpart 1 of part E of 
 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.); and
        (B) includes a grant made directly to a unit of 
 local government within a State under 

section 505
            (d) of 
 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156
            (d) ).

    (2) Immigration enforcement information.--The term 
 ``immigration enforcement information'' means--
        (A) information relating to the citizenship or 
 immigration status of any individual; and
        (B) the date, time, and location of the release of 
 any individual from detention, jail, or a prison 
 facility.

    (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
 term in 

section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251).

SEC. 3. EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT RESTRICTION FOR 
 STATES THAT FAIL TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.

    (a) Prohibition.--A State shall be subject to the penalties 
described in subsection

    (b) if the State--

    (1) issues a driver license to an individual who does not 
 have proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in 
 the United States; or

    (2) prohibits or restricts a State or local government 
 entity or official from collecting, sending to, or receiving 
 from the Department of Homeland Security immigration 
 enforcement information.

    (b) Penalty.--A State described in subsection

    (a) shall--

    (1) in the case of a State described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , 
 not later than 30 days after the date on which a driver license 
 is issued to an individual who does not have proof of United 
 States citizenship or lawful presence in the United States, 
 return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 
 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds;

    (2) in the case of a State described in subsection

    (a)

    (2) , 
 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
 return to the Treasury of the United States any unobligated 
 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds; 
 and

    (3) be ineligible to receive Edward Byrne Memorial Justice 
 Assistance Grant Program funds until the date on which the 
 State institutes a law or policy that--
        (A) prohibits the issuance of a driver license to 
 an individual who does not have proof of United States 
 citizenship or lawful presence in the United States; 
 and
        (B) permits a local or State government entity or 
 official to collect and send to and receive from the 
 Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement 
 information.
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