H.R. 6055 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6055 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2018Mr. Gomez (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Takano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Quigley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to indemnify government employees, and employees entities that have contracts with such governments, from certain judgements for acting within their capacity to comply with their official duties and responsibilities, and other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Our Cities Safe Act of 2018. 2. Indemnification for government employees Section 274 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Exception This section shall not apply to any officer or employee of the Federal Government, or of a State or local government, or to an officer or employee of an entity with which such a government has a contract, who is acting in accordance with the law of the State or locality in which the employee engaged in conduct which would otherwise violate this section. .