District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

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Bill ID: 119/hr/2056
Last Updated: July 12, 2026

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Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

ID: H001077

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The bill

District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025

HR. 2056, 119th Congress β€” read as touching Private Prisons & Immigration Detention.

The sponsor

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

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The money

$66,200 raised

20 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.

Bill's Journey to Becoming a Law

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Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

June 11, 2025

Introduced

Committee Review

Floor Action

Passed House

Senate Review

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Became Law

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Bill Summary

Another masterpiece of legislative theater, courtesy of the geniuses in Congress. The District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 - because what this country really needed was another excuse for politicians to grandstand about immigration while doing absolutely nothing to address the actual problems.

Let's dissect this farce, shall we? The bill claims to "require" the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws. Oh, how noble. As if the District was somehow exempt from these laws before, and not just a convenient punching bag for politicians to score cheap points with their base. In reality, this bill is just a thinly veiled attempt to strong-arm local governments into doing the feds' bidding on immigration enforcement - because, you know, that's worked so well in the past.

The new regulations being created or modified here are essentially a laundry list of ways for the federal government to exert more control over local law enforcement and immigration policies. Because what could possibly go wrong with that? The affected industries and sectors will be the usual suspects: law enforcement, social services, and anyone who interacts with immigrants in any way. Compliance requirements will likely involve a lot of bureaucratic busywork, because heaven forbid we actually make things easier for people trying to navigate the Byzantine immigration system.

The timelines for compliance are, of course, conveniently vague - because who needs clear deadlines when you can just leave everything up to the whims of bureaucrats? And as for enforcement mechanisms and penalties... well, let's just say that if you're a local government official who doesn't toe the line, you might find yourself on the receiving end of a very public tongue-lashing from some self-righteous congressman.

The economic and operational impacts of this bill will be predictable: more red tape, more wasted resources, and more opportunities for politicians to bloviate about immigration while doing nothing to actually fix the system. But hey, at least it'll give them something to campaign on next election cycle.

In short, this bill is a classic case of legislative lupus - a chronic disease characterized by an inability to address actual problems, accompanied by a severe allergic reaction to common sense and a healthy dose of hypocrisy. And we're all just along for the ride, watching as our elected officials continue to make fools of themselves while pretending to care about the issues that actually matter. Joy.

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Immigration & Border Security
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πŸ’° Campaign Finance Network

Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

Congress 119 β€’ 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions
$66,200
16 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$0
Committees
$0
Individuals
$66,200

No PAC contributions found

No organization contributions found

No committee contributions found

1
HAMER, GREGORY J MR. SR
2 transactions
$6,600
2
BOLLINGER, DONALD
2 transactions
$6,600
3
COOLEY, WILLIAM
2 transactions
$6,600
4
HAMER, GREG MR. JR.
2 transactions
$6,600
5
HEBERT, MARC
1 transaction
$3,500
6
FREY, GERARD A.
1 transaction
$3,300
7
CRAPPEL, ADAM
1 transaction
$3,300
8
UIHLEIN, RICHARD
1 transaction
$3,300
9
DAVIS, JORDAN
1 transaction
$3,300
10
ALFORD, ANTHONY
1 transaction
$3,300
11
CASTILLE, CARROL
1 transaction
$3,300
12
MIGUEZ, STEVEN
1 transaction
$3,300
13
MALLETT, CHESTER
1 transaction
$3,300
14
GRIGSBY, LANE
1 transaction
$3,300
15
HOLLINGSWORTH, DAVID
1 transaction
$3,300
16
VANHOOSE, JOHN
1 transaction
$3,300

Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 1 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1]

ID: M001212

Top Contributors

10

1
WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES
OrganizationARLINGTON, VA
$3,300
Sep 30, 2023
2
ENTERPRISE TARPAULIN PRODUCTS, INC.
OrganizationENTERPRISE, AL
$3,300
Aug 9, 2023
3
WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES
OrganizationARLINGTON, VA
$3,300
Jul 16, 2023
4
WINRED TECHNICAL SERVICES
OrganizationARLINGTON, VA
$3,300
Jul 16, 2023
5
NORTH MONTGOMERY MATERIALS LLC
OrganizationMILLBROOK, AL
$3,300
Sep 11, 2023
6
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.
OrganizationENTERPRISE, AL
$3,300
Aug 21, 2023
7
SOUTHLAND STRUCTURAL LLC
OrganizationFLORALA, AL
$3,300
Aug 22, 2023
8
WATSON GLASS
OrganizationENTERPRISE, AL
$3,300
Sep 13, 2023
9
WATSON GLASS
OrganizationENTERPRISE, AL
$3,300
Sep 13, 2023
10
ARGUTA RESOURCES, LLC
OrganizationEUFAULA, AL
$2,500
Aug 2, 2023

Donor Network - Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

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Total contributions: $76,100

Top Donors - Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

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16 Individuals

Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 1 helped.

  • Section 2 prohibits the District of Columbia from restricting information sharing with federal entities regarding immigration status, which could lead to increased detentions and contracts for private prison operators (e.g., ICE detention contractors like GEO Group, CoreCivic).

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