,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,biggs introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to authorize ,state enforcement
 of immigration laws1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,state ,immigration 
,enforcement ,act4  #b4 ,state          
enforcement of immigration laws ,states1
 or political subdivisions of ,states1  
may enact1 implement and enforce        
criminal penalties that penalize the    
same conduct that is prohibited in the  
criminal provisions of immigration laws 
7as defined in section #aja7;a77#ag7 of 
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ag7771 as long 
as the criminal penalties do not exceed 
the relevant ,federal criminal penalties
 7without regard to ancillary issues    
such as the availability of probation or
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subdivisions of ,states1 may enact1     
implement and enforce civil penalties   
that penalize the same conduct that is  
prohibited in the civil provisions of   
immigration laws 7as defined in such    
section #aja7;a77#ag771 as long as the  
civil penalties do not exceed the       
relevant ,federal civil penalties4  #c4 
,conforming amendment ,section          
#bgd;,a7h7 of the ,immigration and      
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#acbd;a7h77 is amended by striking      
paragraph 7#b74