The House Judiciary Committee today passed Congressman Tom McClintock’s H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act.
Sponsor legislation to shut down sanctuary policies.
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Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary ... Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act
Evidence
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"Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary."
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"H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R–CA), would prohibit state and local governments..." and the committee "ordered the bill, H.R. 7640, favorably reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, by a roll call vote of 22–11."
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The meeting page lists "RC #6 - Vote on Final Passage of HR 7640, as amended" and shows the markup was updated March 5, 2026 after committee consideration.
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"The House Judiciary Committee today passed Congressman Tom McClintock’s H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act."
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The bill is listed as "Reported in House" with sponsor Tom McClintock and report number H. Rept. 119-541.
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The GovInfo bill record shows H.R. 7640 as the "Reported in House" version, lists Tom McClintock as sponsor, and gives the last action date as March 12, 2026, with the actions entry noting referral, committee report, and printing; it does not show enactment into law.
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The House Judiciary Committee report states that the committee "reports favorably" on H.R. 7640 with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
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The official GovInfo bill record lists Tom McClintock as sponsor of H.R. 7640 and records introduction, referral, committee report, and printing for the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026.
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The House Judiciary Committee report recommends H.R. 7640 be passed as amended, confirming concrete legislative action on McClintock's sanctuary-policy bill.
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GovInfo lists Tom McClintock as sponsor of H.R. 7640, "Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026," and shows the bill was reported in the House with last action date March 12, 2026.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, as sponsored by Tom McClintock and reported in the House, with the last action date listed as March 12, 2026.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 7640 as the reported-in-House version of the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, with Tom McClintock as sponsor, last action date March 12, 2026, and actions including introduction, referral, additional sponsors, and House reporting with amendment.
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The House Committee Repository lists the March 5, 2026 Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 7640 and says the bill text was reported favorably to the House, as amended, by 22-11, with a recorded final committee vote on HR 7640 as amended.
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The hearing, "Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences," will examine how sanctuary policies, specifically in California, Colorado, and Maryland, endanger communities
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“We can stop this madness with the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act that passed out of this committee in March,”
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Mr. McClintock introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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reports favorably thereon with an amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
Assessments
The verified commitment occurrence shows McClintock introduced H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, and verified GovInfo evidence confirms he introduced the bill and it was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Because the claim is to sponsor legislation, not to secure enactment, introduction/sponsorship of the relevant sanctuary-policies bill fulfills the promise. The verified committee report passage further shows the bill was materially advanced in the same term, but enactment is not required for this specific sponsorship claim.
The promise was specifically to sponsor legislation, not necessarily to secure enactment. Official records show Tom McClintock sponsored and introduced H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, and the bill advanced through House Judiciary Committee reporting during his current House term. Because the pledged act was sponsorship of sanctuary-policy legislation, the outcome is fulfilled even though the bill had not become law in the provided record.
The promise was specifically to sponsor legislation to shut down sanctuary policies, not necessarily to secure enactment. Official bill records show Tom McClintock sponsored H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress, and the bill advanced through House Judiciary Committee reporting during his current House term. Lack of enactment would matter for a promise to pass or implement the policy, but the sponsorship commitment itself was fulfilled.
The promise was to sponsor legislation, not to enact it. McClintock did that in the 119th Congress by introducing H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, and the bill was later reported by the House Judiciary Committee. Because the promised action was sponsorship and material advancement of legislation against sanctuary policies, the commitment was fulfilled during the same term even though the bill had not become law in the evidence reviewed.
The promise was to sponsor legislation targeting sanctuary policies, not necessarily to enact it into law. Tom McClintock personally introduced H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026, and the bill was referred, marked up, and reported favorably by the House Judiciary Committee during the same term. Because he directly sponsored and materially advanced the legislation he promised to file, the claim is fulfilled even though the bill had not become law.
Tom McClintock did sponsor and introduce H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, and then advanced it through House Judiciary Committee consideration and reporting. The promise was to sponsor legislation, not to guarantee enactment, so the sponsorship component was fulfilled in his current term even though the bill did not become law.
McClintock clearly fulfilled the 'sponsor legislation' portion of the promise by introducing H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, and materially advancing it through House Judiciary Committee markup and favorable reporting in the same term. However, the available record does not show the bill passed Congress or became law, so he did not fully deliver an actual shutdown of sanctuary policies. Because the promise was to sponsor legislation rather than guarantee enactment, his concrete sponsorship and advancement merit partial credit rather than never.