H.R. 1493 · 105th Congress · enacted
To require the Attorney General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 105-141.
Latest official action 1997-12-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Directs the Attorney General to implement a program to identify aliens held in local incarceration facilities prior to criminal arraignment who are illegally in the United States or who are deportable on criminal or security grounds. Requires that at least one Immigration and Naturalization Service employee with identification expertise be assigned to each program facility. Directs the Attorney General to select facilities for participation that: (1) are owned by requesting local political subdivisions; (2) are located in counties or subdivisions with high concentrations of illegal or deportable aliens; and (3) incarcerate persons prior to criminal arraignment. States that all local facilities within Orange and Ventura Counties, California, that incarcerate prior to arraignment shall be selected for program participation. Sets forth required numbers of qualifying subdivisions. Directs the Attorney General to report with respect to future program enlargement, including computer or other electronic means of off-site status verification.
Congressional Research Service · 1997-10-23
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Politicians behind the bill
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Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
33 of 33 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$25,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,500
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$16,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$15,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$14,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,990
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$13,000
AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$12,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$12,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$12,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$11,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$11,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT TRS, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMH PAC)$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SECURITY PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WATER AUTONOMY, INC. PAC$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE COUNCIL PAC$10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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