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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Senate Resolution Urges Congress to Double Immigration Fines and Directs ICE to Prosecute Employer Hiring Violations
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsors: Cindy Holscher and 5 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Senate officially urges the United States Congress to double penalties for federal immigration law violations and presses Immigration and Customs Enforcement to criminally prosecute employers hiring undocumented workers.
The measure carries no legal mandates, funding, or rule changes, operating strictly as a formal petition to federal lawmakers and immigration enforcement officials.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employers
Employers face potential calls for increased federal criminal prosecution and doubled financial penalties for hiring undocumented workers.
American workers
The resolution frames increased enforcement as a measure to prevent wage suppression and protect job opportunities for American workers.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The agency is formally urged by the Kansas Senate to shift enforcement priorities toward criminal prosecution of hiring companies.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 4, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 3, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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