H.R. 3842 Denies funding to Justice Department for immigration lawsuits against states

February 6, 2012 at 2:24 pm in Accountability, News by Shelby Blakely · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Representative Dianne Black (R-TN-6) introduced H.R. 3842 to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specified state laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws. Introduced on January 31st 2012, the bill has over 40 co-sponsors. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee chaired by Lamar Smith, who is not a…