H.R. 1888: Jamiel Shaw, Jr. Memorial Act of 2013

Bill: H.R. 1888, the Jamiel Shaw, Jr. Memorial Act of 2013 | Read the text of the bill.

Sponsor: Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr. (NC-3)

Description:  Jamiel Shaw, Jr. Memorial Act of 2013, “…Prohibits the payment of funds to a state or its political subdivisions under any program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless such state: (1) compiles statistics on each person arrested, charged, convicted of a crime, or incarcerated by such state, including the immigration status and country of origin of such persons and the crimes for which such persons were arrested, charged, convicted, or incarcerated; (2) reports such statistics monthly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (3) certifies, on a monthly basis, compliance with the requirements of this Act.  Requires each federal agency to compile similar statistics and report on such statistics monthly to the FBI.



Requires the FBI to annually publish all statistics reported under this Act as a separate data collection of its Uniform Crime Reports. Defines “crime” for purposes of this Act. Read more.

Current status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security & Investigations on July 15, 2013.