Overview
- The House approved the Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act by a 246-160 vote on June 26.
- Thirty-seven Democrats crossed party lines to support the bill while all Republicans voted in favor and 160 Democrats opposed it.
- The act would designate DUI convictions for people living in the country illegally as automatically deportable offenses.
- With House approval complete, the measure now goes to the Senate and must be signed by President Donald Trump to become law.
- Opponents including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon warn the bill lacks evidence linking immigration status to drunk driving and could burden enforcement resources.