H.R. 1061: Protecting Sensitive Locations Act


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: Feb. 6, 2025

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Feb. 6, 2025)

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Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

This bill establishes 1,000-foot buffer zones around an expansive list of areas it deems "sensitive" for immigration enforcement, with limited exceptions for exigent circumstances. It would have the impact of turning most of the U.S. into a sanctuary location for illegal aliens. The sensitive locations are as follows:

Medical/mental healthcare facilities (hospitals, practitioner offices, clinics, vaccination/testing sites, urgent care, community health centers); public/private schools (preschool-university), early childhood education program sites, institutions of learning (vocational/trade schools), workforce training sites; scholastic/education-related activities/events (field trips, interscholastic events); school buses/stops (when children present); children's recreational facilities (playgrounds); child care facilities (centers, before/after school care, foster care, group homes); disaster/emergency response/relief locations (supply distribution, shelters, evacuation routes, registration sites); organizations assisting children, pregnant women, crime/abuse victims, disabled individuals (domestic violence shelters, child advocacy centers, disabled service facilities, drug/alcohol treatment, rape crisis centers, supervised visitation centers, family justice centers, victim services, social service CBOs) or providing emergency/homeless services (food banks/pantries, shelters); places of worship/religious study (churches, synagogues, mosques, rented spaces, temporary facilities); sites of funerals, graveside ceremonies, weddings, other religious/civil ceremonies; sites of public demonstrations (marches, rallies, parades); Federal/State/local courthouses, legal counsel/representative offices, probation offices; congressional district offices; Social Security offices; public assistance offices (unemployment, labor law reporting); department of motor vehicles premises; polling places; labor union halls/offices; public libraries; and any other locations specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-7) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Al Green (D-TX-9) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. John B. Larson (D-CT-1) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL-6) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX-18) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) (Feb. 6, 2025)

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42) (Feb. 10, 2025)

Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7) (Feb. 10, 2025)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (Feb. 10, 2025)

Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA-46) (Feb. 12, 2025)

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) (Feb. 12, 2025)

Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (Feb. 12, 2025)

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-6) (Feb. 12, 2025)

Rep. Pablo Hernández Rivera (D-PR-At-Large) (Feb. 13, 2025)

Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA-3) (Feb. 13, 2025)

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) (Feb. 13, 2025)

Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) (Feb. 13, 2025)

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA-30) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Luz Rivas (D-CA-29) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA-16) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA-12) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE-At-Large) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (March 3, 2025)

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37) (March 5, 2025)

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6) (April 2, 2025)

Rep. April McClain-Delaney (D-MD-6) (April 2, 2025)

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (April 2, 2025)

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) (April 2, 2025)

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