Amendment · S.Amdt. 40· Senate(119-SAMDT-40)

S.Amdt. 40

Age: 74 years

Colorado

Introduced: 1/14/2025
Sponsored by: John Hickenlooper
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-S-5 — Laken Riley Act

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

Mr. Hickenlooper submitted an amendment to the bill S. 5, which originally requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens charged with theft in the United States.

What It Aims to Change or Add

Adds a new subsection to section 3 titled 'Protection of Constitutional Rights'.
Gives a State attorney general, or another authorized State officer, standing to bring an action against the Secretary of Homeland Security in an appropriate United States district court.
Allows these actions to be brought on behalf of the State or its residents when alleging a violation of one or more constitutionally protected rights, including due process rights, by the Department of Homeland Security or any agency within it.
Allows the court to obtain appropriate injunctive relief.
Requires the court to advance on the docket and expedite the disposition of the civil action to the greatest extent possible.