Kansas SCR1614: Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants

What the bill says

A resolution urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

From the introduced text, March 3, 2025:

A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants. WHEREAS, Undocumented immigrants make up between 4.4% and 5.4% of the United States labor force; and WHEREAS, Companies, hiring managers and other employers who hire undocumented immigrants are choosing to take jobs away from Americans and are setting up an environment that keeps wages low, preventing American workers from earning livable wages; and WHEREAS, While the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has had the authority to use federal criminal statutes to prosecute individuals and companies that employ undocumented immigrants since 1986, the agency has rarely used that authority; and WHEREAS, A 2019 analysis by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse shows that for the 12-month period between April 2018 and March 2019, only 11 people and no company was criminally prosecuted in seven cases that were brought by ICE; and WHEREAS, During that same 12-month period, ICE prosecuted 86,000 people for illegal entry into the United States, 35,000 people for illegal re-entry into the United States and 5,000 people for helping people to enter the United States illegally; and WHEREAS, Exploitative companies and employers have been allowed to establish a pipeline for the hiring of undocumented immigrants …

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Sponsors

• Cindy Holscher, Cindy (I) · primary sponsor
• Faust Goudeau, Oletha (D, 29)
• David Haley, David (I)
• Pat Pettey, Pat (I)
• Patrick Schmidt, Patrick (I)
• Mary Ware (D)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. March 4, 2025: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
3. March 3, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is SCR1614?

SCR1614 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

What does SCR1614 do?

In its own words: A resolution urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

What is the status of SCR1614?

Introduced as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR1614?

Cindy Holscher, Cindy (I), with 5 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SCR1614?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/scr1614/