Immigration enforcement in Federal

Measured against: the scope of immigration enforcement by state or local government.

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209 bills · Immigration enforcement in every state · All Federal topics

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USHR5517 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 27 cosponsors
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
AI summary Requires the Department of Homeland Security to update its northern border threat analysis biennially, update the northern border strategy after each analysis (or notify Congress if no update is needed), provide classified briefings to congressional committees, and develop performance measures for U
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 16: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
USHR10974 2025-2026By Lauren Underwood (D) · 7 cosponsors
DHS Funding Accountability Act
AI summary Rescinds unobligated funding and repeals sections of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that appropriated funds to ICE and CBP, so less funding available for immigration enforcement activities including detention and transport.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Nov 10: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USS5560 2025-2026By Richard J. Durbin (D) · 7 cosponsors
Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026
AI summary Requires administrative warrants with probable cause, advance supervisory approval, and periodic judicial custody reviews with burden on DHS to justify continued detention by clear and convincing evidence, while limiting warrantless interior arrests to narrow imminent-danger and flight-risk cases,
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5005)
USS5485 2025-2026By Tommy Tuberville (R)
Americans First Immigration Act
AI summary Imposes detailed recruitment, layoff, and wage attestations on employers seeking to hire immigrants under the new points-based system, with investigations, civil and criminal penalties, and petition disapprovals for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement in the employment context.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
Stage: Committee Sep 23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USSJRES213 2025-2026By Richard J. Durbin (D) · 16 cosponsors
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Proc
AI summary Disapproves and nullifies a DHS/ICE rule that would have imposed a fixed time period of admission (with extension procedures) for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media, so the prior indefinite-duration policy for these categories remains,
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.

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USHR10974 2025-2026By Lauren Underwood (D) · 7 cosponsors
DHS Funding Accountability Act
AI summary Rescinds unobligated funding and repeals sections of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act that appropriated funds to ICE and CBP, so less funding available for immigration enforcement activities including detention and transport.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Nov 10: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USS5560 2025-2026By Richard J. Durbin (D) · 7 cosponsors
Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026
AI summary Requires administrative warrants with probable cause, advance supervisory approval, and periodic judicial custody reviews with burden on DHS to justify continued detention by clear and convincing evidence, while limiting warrantless interior arrests to narrow imminent-danger and flight-risk cases,
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5005)
USS5485 2025-2026By Tommy Tuberville (R)
Americans First Immigration Act
AI summary Imposes detailed recruitment, layoff, and wage attestations on employers seeking to hire immigrants under the new points-based system, with investigations, civil and criminal penalties, and petition disapprovals for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement in the employment context.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
Stage: Committee Sep 23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USSJRES213 2025-2026By Richard J. Durbin (D) · 16 cosponsors
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Proc
AI summary Disapproves and nullifies a DHS/ICE rule that would have imposed a fixed time period of admission (with extension procedures) for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media, so the prior indefinite-duration policy for these categories remains,
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 668.
USS5437 2025-2026By Christopher Murphy (D)
A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at children's playgrounds.
AI summary Prohibits immigration enforcement actions at children's playgrounds, so less immigration enforcement in those locations.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS5436 2025-2026By Christopher Murphy (D)
A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at child care facilities.
AI summary Prohibits immigration enforcement actions at child care facilities, so less immigration enforcement in those locations.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS5435 2025-2026By Christopher Murphy (D)
A bill to prohibit immigration enforcement actions at school bus stops for children.
AI summary Prohibits immigration enforcement actions at school bus stops for children, so less immigration enforcement in that setting.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS5427 2025-2026By Rick Scott (R)
Subterranean Border Defense Act
AI summary Requires annual reports on the implementation of the strategic plan to counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, so more information on and attention to border security operations against smuggling tunnels.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR10503 2025-2026By Ilhan Omar (D) · 6 cosponsors
To establish a Federal grant program to reimburse certain States for the costs incurred and damage caused by widespread deployment of Federal immigration officials, and for other purposes.
AI summary Creates a federal grant program reimbursing specific states for costs and damage from federal immigration enforcement operations, transferring billions from ICE and CBP budgets to fund it, so less net resources and incentive for immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 17: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR5517 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 27 cosponsors
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
AI summary Requires the Department of Homeland Security to update its northern border threat analysis biennially, update the northern border strategy after each analysis (or notify Congress if no update is needed), provide classified briefings to congressional committees, and develop performance measures for U
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 16: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628.
USHJRES215 2025-2026By Pramila Jayapal (D) · 63 cosponsors
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigr
AI summary Disapproves and nullifies a DHS/ICE rule that would have imposed fixed time periods of admission and stricter extension procedures for nonimmigrant students, exchange visitors, and media representatives, so the prior more flexible duration-of-status policy remains in effect and less immigration-enf.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 14: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR10225 2025-2026By Tim Burchett (R)
No Federal Taxpayer-Funded Housing for Illegal Aliens Act of 2026
AI summary Prohibits federal funds for any housing assistance (rental, vouchers, emergency shelter, stabilization services, etc.) to aliens unlawfully present, so less government support for those individuals and more barriers tied to immigration status.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 2: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
USHR10222 2025-2026By Troy Downing (R) · 24 cosponsors
No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Withholds HUD grant funding from jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities on citizenship/immigration status information or ICE detainers, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Sep 2: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
USS850 2025-2026By Margaret Wood Hassan (D) · 4 cosponsors
Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
AI summary Requires periodic updates to northern border threat analysis (including apprehensions) and strategy, plus performance measures for border security operations, so more immigration enforcement activity at the northern border.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Aug 10: Held at the desk.
USHR10070 2025-2026By Andy Barr (R) · 1 cosponsor
Border Patrol Overtime Parity Act
AI summary Expands eligibility for overtime pay for border patrol agents by removing the GS-12 grade restriction, so more agents qualify for overtime and border patrol operations can expand.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Aug 10: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
USS5371 2025-2026By Mike Lee (R) · 8 cosponsors
Stopping Border Surges Act
AI summary Requires HHS to share placement information on sponsors of unaccompanied children with DHS, requires DHS to investigate their immigration status if unknown, and mandates initiation of removal proceedings against those found unlawfully present.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Aug 7: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS5259 2025-2026By Bill Hagerty (R) · 1 cosponsor
End Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Prohibits sanctuary jurisdictions (as newly defined to include limits on sharing immigration status info or honoring ICE detainers) from receiving community development block grants, so more immigration enforcement by reducing funding incentives for sanctuary policies.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Aug 5: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
USS5138 2025-2026By Catherine Cortez Masto (D)
Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026
AI summary Limits reinstatement of removal orders, prohibits removal of certain aliens with pending applications or DACA status, and adds exceptions and waivers for family unity and hardship, so less immigration enforcement against these groups.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, other
Stage: Committee Jul 27: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9943 2025-2026By Nydia M. Velázquez (D) · 21 cosponsors
Businessowner Immigration Rights and Responsibilities Information Act of 2026
AI summary Creates educational materials for small businesses on rights to remain silent, refuse to answer questions, demand a judicial warrant for private-area searches, and respond to unlawful immigration enforcement actions, so less cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in practice.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jul 23: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
USHR9803 2025-2026By Bill Foster (D) · 18 cosponsors
Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2026
AI summary Creates new federal crimes with prison sentences for immigration-related fraud schemes and misrepresentations by non-attorneys, plus civil injunctions and requirements to disclose compensated preparers, increasing penalties and oversight on fraudulent immigration services.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jul 21: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9773 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R)
Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
AI summary Expands the scope of immigration enforcement by broadening bars to asylum eligibility based on criminal convictions, gang activity, DUI, domestic violence, and other criteria, and by tightening credible fear standards and safe third country rules, resulting in more removals and fewer grants of entry
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Jul 21: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
USS4983 2025-2026By Bernie Moreno (R) · 2 cosponsors
Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act
AI summary Tightens asylum procedures, credible fear standards, application deadlines, bars, and refugee admissions caps, resulting in fewer grants of asylum and refugee status.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, employment e verify, detention transport, sanctuary policies
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jul 15: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9710 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R)
Third World Immigration Moratorium Act
AI summary Prohibits entry into the US by nationals of a long list of specified countries (mostly in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East), so expands immigration enforcement by creating a broad new bar on admission.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
No change to immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 15: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9656 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 6 cosponsors
Illegal Alien Patient Reporting Act
AI summary Requires hospitals to ask about and report aggregate patient immigration status data to HHS and DHS, and excludes non-compliant hospitals from federal programs, so more data sharing with federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jul 13: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR9566 2025-2026By David Schweikert (R)
To establish a pilot program for use by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at land ports of entry along the Arizona border to assess the use of artificial intelligence through an anomaly detection algorithm, and for other purposes.
AI summary Establishes a pilot program using AI anomaly detection at Arizona land ports of entry to improve CBP screening, inspection, interdiction of illicit drugs and contraband, and border security, so more immigration and border enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jul 7: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR9200 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 10 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Secure the Border Act of 2026
AI summary The bill contains no provisions on sanctuary policies or limits on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, employment e verify, detention transport, other
No change to immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Stage: Committee Jul 7: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
USHR9199 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 15 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
AI summary The bill contains no provisions addressing sanctuary policies or limits on local cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport, other
No change to immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Stage: Committee Jul 7: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USHR9113 2025-2026By James R. Walkinshaw (D) · 15 cosponsors
Department of Homeland Security Accountability Act of 2026
AI summary Requires notification to Congress and independent investigation of any serious injury or death in DHS custody (including ICE detention), with specific reporting on use of force, medical care, and agency involvement, increasing oversight and accountability for immigration detention practices.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Jul 7: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USS4769 2025-2026By Rick Scott (R) · 3 cosponsors
Illegal Immigration Cost Recovery Act
AI summary Doubles civil penalties (with inflation adjustments) on employers for knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens, on aliens for failing to depart after a final removal order, and on aliens for improper entry, increasing the financial cost of violations and thus expanding the deterrent effect of federal (D
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, employment e verify, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Jun 11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9264 2025-2026By Eric Burlison (R) · 4 cosponsors
No Exceptions for Non-Citizens Voting Act
AI summary Removes all exceptions allowing non-citizens to vote in federal elections and makes any alien who votes in violation of any law inadmissible and deportable, so increases immigration enforcement consequences for unlawful voting.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Jun 11: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR175 2025-2026By Tom McClintock (R) · 27 cosponsors
Deport Alien Gang Members Act
AI summary Expands the definition of criminal gang and makes gang membership or association a new ground of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens, plus bars them from asylum, TPS, parole, special immigrant juvenile visas and other relief, so more aliens are subject to removal and detention.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jun 3: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
USHR9096 2025-2026By Bill Huizenga (R) · 8 cosponsors
Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026
AI summary Adds terrorism-related offenses as a new ground of deportability for aliens and requires courts to automatically revoke naturalization (denaturalize) upon conviction for such offenses, followed by prioritized removal by DHS, so more immigration enforcement against convicted terrorists.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jun 2: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHJRES190 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R)
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the 14th amendment does not provide for automatic citizenship for the children of aliens.
AI summary Limits birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment to children of citizens, nationals, or LPRs, so fewer people born in the US would automatically gain citizenship and legal status.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Jun 2: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR9030 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R)
No Immigration Without Assimilation Act of 2026
AI summary Adds new grounds of inadmissibility and deportability based on assimilation screening results, and requires mandatory screening interviews and reviews before granting any immigration benefit, so more aliens are screened and denied entry or benefits.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee May 26: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS4620 2025-2026By Katie Boyd Britt (R) · 12 cosponsors
Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026
AI summary Mandates E-Verify use by all employers with phased deadlines and penalties for noncompliance, so more immigration enforcement via employment eligibility checks.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee May 21: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8956 2025-2026By Andy Barr (R) · 5 cosponsors
Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
AI summary Expands eligibility for special overtime pay to higher-grade U.S. Border Patrol supervisors (GS-12 through GS-15), increasing incentives for them to remain in their roles and thereby supporting more border patrol operations and enforcement capacity.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee May 21: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
USHR8941 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 1 cosponsor
No Housing Welfare for Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Prohibits CDBG and HOME grants to jurisdictions that restrict cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, decline ICE detainers, or fail to provide notice of release of removable noncitizens, so more immigration enforcement by state and local governments.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee May 20: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
USHR8847 2025-2026By Tim Burchett (R) · 2 cosponsors
Deporting Illegal Poachers Act
AI summary Adds new grounds of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens convicted of or admitting to violations of state or federal hunting or fishing laws (including poaching), so more noncitizens become subject to removal.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee May 15: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8754 2025-2026By LaMonica McIver (D) · 2 cosponsors
No Delay for Immigration Oversight Act
AI summary Requires immediate, unannounced congressional access to immigration detention facilities and mandates contractors to allow it or face contract cancellation, increasing oversight of detention operations.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee May 13: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USHR8690 2025-2026By Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D) · 19 cosponsors
Pregnant Women in Custody Act
AI summary Expands requirements and oversight for health services, nursery programs, data collection, and bans on restrictive housing for pregnant women held in ICE and CBP custody, so more protections during immigration detention.
No change to immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee May 8: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USHR7147 2025-2026By Tom Cole (R)
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
AI summary Appropriates over $11 billion for CBP operations and support including enforcement of immigration laws under 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., plus funding for ICE oversight and body-worn cameras for immigration enforcement agents, increasing resources and capacity for state-federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Law Apr 30: Became Public Law No: 119-86.
USSJRES99 2025-2026By Jacky Rosen (D) · 11 cosponsors
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
AI summary Disapproves and nullifies a USCIS rule that removed automatic extensions of EADs, so the prior automatic-extension policy is restored and EAD holders can continue working longer without gaps while awaiting renewal, reducing disruptions to employment of immigrants with pending applications.
Restricts immigration enforcementemployment e verify
Stage: Committee Apr 29: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 111. (CR S2106)
USHR8586 2025-2026By Barry Moore (R) · 8 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Americans First Immigration Act
AI summary Imposes detailed recruitment, attestation, layoff prohibition, and recordkeeping requirements on employers hiring certain immigrants, with DOL investigations, civil penalties up to $50,000, petition disapprovals, and remedial orders for violations, so more immigration-related employment regulation.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
Stage: Committee Apr 29: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USS4405 2025-2026By Marsha Blackburn (R) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
287(g) Expansion Act
AI summary Incentivizes more state and local jurisdictions to enter into 287(g) agreements with ICE by offering increased Byrne JAG funding for doing so, leading to more local participation in immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Apr 28: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8494 2025-2026By Rashida Tlaib (D) · 25 cosponsors
To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from entering into, modifying, extending, or renewing, any contract or intergovernmental service agreement to establish or operate any new immigration detention model, including the use of warehouses, modular facilities, soft-sided structures, tent sys
AI summary Prohibits establishing, operating, expanding, or funding any new immigration detention models or facilities (including warehouses, tents, and modular units), and requires transferring related obligated funds to other services, so less immigration detention overall.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Apr 24: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USHR8371 2025-2026By Byron Donalds (R)
Reform Immigration Through Biometrics Act
AI summary Requires multiple reports evaluating and assessing the implementation, data matching, and impacts of an integrated biometric entry and exit data system by CBP to improve counterterrorism and identify visa violators, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Apr 21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR8381 2025-2026By Grace Meng (D) · 1 cosponsor
Safe Check-Ins for Immigrants Act
AI summary Allows aliens released from detention pending removal proceedings to satisfy periodic check-in requirements virtually by video teleconference instead of in-person, reducing the burden of physical appearances.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Apr 20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS4316 2025-2026By John Cornyn (R) · 8 cosponsors
Sanctuary City Elimination Act
AI summary Deems state and local officers complying with ICE detainers to be federal agents with full authority, and provides them federal liability protections and substitution of the United States as defendant, so more cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, detention transport
Stage: Committee Apr 16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8341 2025-2026By Riley M. Moore (R) · 15 cosponsors⚠ check quote
DEPORT Act of 2026
AI summary Adds attestation and oath requirements for naturalization applicants to disavow terrorism intent and covered offenses, plus uses terrorism convictions or conduct as evidence for denaturalization and removal, so more immigration enforcement against those with terrorism ties.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport, other
Stage: Committee Apr 16: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8329 2025-2026By Michelle Fischbach (R) · 1 cosponsor
Form 990 Immigrant Resettlement Schedule Act
AI summary Requires tax-exempt organizations to report detailed data on the number of noncitizens they assist with resettlement or relocation into the US and with enrollment in federal benefits, increasing transparency and available information on such activities.
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Apr 16: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
USHR8302 2025-2026By Young Kim (R) · 3 cosponsors
Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving
AI summary Expands the list of aggravated felonies under immigration law to include certain DUI offenses that cause death or serious injury, making more noncitizens subject to deportation, inadmissibility, and related penalties.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Apr 15: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8206 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 8 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
AI summary Appropriates billions to CBP and ICE operations including enforcement activities, transportation of unaccompanied minors, and border security assets, increasing resources and capacity for immigration enforcement by federal agencies.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, other
Stage: Committee Apr 6: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR8191 2025-2026By Suhas Subramanyam (D) · 2 cosponsors
Immigration Status Notification and Transparency Act of 2026
AI summary Requires electronic notifications (email, phone, text) to applicants, petitioners, representatives, and aliens within 24 hours of any change in status for immigration petitions or applications, improving transparency for those in the immigration process.
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Apr 2: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS4273 2025-2026By Mark Kelly (D)
Nicholas Douglas Quets Border Travel Safety Act
AI summary Requires installation of warning signs at and near southern border ports of entry about dangers identified in State Department Travel Advisories (cartel violence, kidnapping, etc.), so travelers receive more information about risks in border areas.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR8077 2025-2026By Ben Cline (R) · 16 cosponsors
287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026
AI summary Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to enter into 287(g) MOAs with ICE or lose eligibility for COPS grants, so more state and local participation in immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 25: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR8015 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R)
Incentivizing Cooperation in Immigration Enforcement Act
AI summary Gives priority for certain federal grants to state and local applicants that have entered into 287(g) agreements with DHS, so more state and local participation in immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 19: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1958 2025-2026By David Taylor (R) · 34 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026
AI summary Adds specific fraud and public-benefits offenses to the list of crimes that make an alien inadmissible and deportable under federal immigration law, and bars such aliens from any immigration relief, so more aliens are removed.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Mar 19: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5713 2025-2026By Brandon Gill (R) · 9 cosponsors
Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
AI summary Expands the categories of criminal aliens subject to expedited removal proceedings in correctional facilities, mandatory detention, exceptions to withholding of removal, and bars to asylum and other relief, increasing the number of noncitizens removed by federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
Stage: Committee Mar 18: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.
USHR7964 2025-2026By Andrew Ogles (R) · 4 cosponsors
Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act
AI summary Prohibits admission of aliens who are nationals of or have recently resided in designated countries with inadequate verification capabilities (including by expanding the list of such countries), so more immigration enforcement via entry bans.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 17: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7640 2025-2026By Tom McClintock (R) · 5 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026
AI summary Broadens and protects state and local officials' rights to inquire about, maintain, share, and act on immigration status information with federal authorities, and requires compliance with detainers based on probable cause, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, detention transport
No change to immigration enforcementemployment e verify
Stage: Committee Mar 12: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 465.
USHR7744 2025-2026By Tom Cole (R)
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
AI summary Appropriates billions to CBP and ICE for border security, enforcement, removal operations, and related assets, increasing the capacity and activity of federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Passed one chamber Mar 9: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
USHR7844 2025-2026By Scott H. Peters (D) · 11 cosponsors⚠ check quote
To provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with the authority to transfer funds between accounts under the Department of Homeland Security during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
AI summary Allows transfer of unobligated funds from ICE and CBP appropriations (and certain other sources) to other non-prohibited DHS accounts during a government shutdown, which can be used to sustain or redirect resources for immigration enforcement activities like detention and transport (while barring re
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 6: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USHR7842 2025-2026By Andrew Ogles (R) · 2 cosponsors
Alien Banking Act
AI summary Requires banks to obtain immigration-status attestations from account applicants and bars them from opening or maintaining accounts for those who fail to attest as lawfully present, so more immigration enforcement by private financial institutions acting as gatekeepers.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify, other
Stage: Committee Mar 5: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
USHR7817 2025-2026By Lauren Boebert (R) · 15 cosponsors
No Federal Tax Dollars for Illegal Aliens Health Insurance Act of 2026
AI summary Prohibits use of ACA section 1332 pass-through funds or waivers to subsidize health insurance for unauthorized immigrants, so less state-level provision of taxpayer-funded coverage to that group.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 5: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USS3997 2025-2026By Ben Ray Luján (D)
Homeland Security Improvement Act
AI summary Creates an Ombudsman empowered to investigate complaints, conduct facility inspections, propose changes to administrative practices, recommend disciplinary actions against officers and contractors, and establish a standardized complaint process with public database, which adds oversight and redress,
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 4: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS3921 2025-2026By Rick Scott (R) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
Sanctuary Jurisdiction Event Security Enhancement Act
AI summary Withholds federal SEAR security funding from jurisdictions with policies limiting information-sharing or detainer compliance with federal immigration authorities, and reallocates it to ICE enforcement operations, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS3909 2025-2026By Ted Budd (R) · 6 cosponsors
Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act
AI summary Extends the existing federal prohibition on possession of firearms and ammunition by certain aliens (including undocumented immigrants) to also bar government entities from providing or allowing them to use firearms and ammunition in official duties.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 25: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7664 2025-2026By Derek Schmidt (R) · 2 cosponsors
State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
AI summary Authorizes states to perform DHS counsel functions in certain removal proceedings for criminal aliens at state expense under federal agreements and supervision, expanding state role in immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Feb 24: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7612 2025-2026By Lance Gooden (R) · 2 cosponsors
End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
AI summary Creates federal criminal penalties for state and local officials who prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with DHS requests for advance notice of releasing criminal aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7608 2025-2026By Judy Chu (D) · 38 cosponsors
Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026
AI summary Prohibits detention or removal of certain pre-2008 entrants from Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam who have final removal orders, and requires reopening and vacating of prior removal orders for qualifying nationals, so less immigration enforcement against these groups.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7544 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R)
Illegal Alien Animal Abuser Removal Act of 2026
AI summary Adds animal cruelty or fighting convictions (under federal or state law) as a new ground of inadmissibility and deportability for noncitizens, so more noncitizens become subject to removal.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Feb 12: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3805 2025-2026By Lindsey Graham (R) · 3 cosponsors
End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
AI summary Creates federal criminal penalties for state and local officials who prohibit, limit, or restrict compliance with DHS requests for advance notice of releasing criminal aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Introduced Feb 10: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.
USHR7456 2025-2026By Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) · 2 cosponsors
Fundamental Immigration Fairness Act
AI summary Limits DHS authority to detain aliens of good moral character before a removal order, and bars basing 'not of good moral character' solely on unlawful presence or entry, so less immigration detention and enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 9: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7423 2025-2026By Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R)
No Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026
AI summary Prohibits state and local policies that restrict sharing of immigration-related information with federal authorities and requires advance notice of releases from custody, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Feb 9: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7392 2025-2026By Lizzie Fletcher (D) · 27 cosponsors
To impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.
AI summary Imposes a hiring freeze on ICE that prevents new appointments, details or transfers of employees to the agency, so fewer immigration enforcement personnel and less enforcement capacity.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 6: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USS3782 2025-2026By Thomas Tillis (R)
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities and Fallen Law Enforcement Act of 2026
AI summary Creates a private right of action allowing victims to sue sanctuary jurisdictions for damages if harmed by an alien who benefited from a sanctuary policy that restricted compliance with ICE detainers or information sharing, and conditions certain federal grants on waiving immunity for such suits, so
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Feb 5: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3773 2025-2026By Tom Cotton (R)
Enforce Immigration or Lose Transportation Act
AI summary Penalizes states that restrict sharing of immigration status info with DHS, issue driver's licenses without proof of lawful status, or fail to honor ICE detainers, by withholding federal highway funds, so more state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, detention transport
Stage: Committee Feb 4: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
USHR7359 2025-2026By Brandon Gill (R) · 7 cosponsors
Somalia Immigration Moratorium Act
AI summary Imposes a 25-year ban on issuing visas or immigration status to Somali citizens/nationals (with narrow exceptions), and makes them ineligible for withholding of removal, so less immigration from Somalia is allowed.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
No change to immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 4: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3744 2025-2026By Lindsey Graham (R)⚠ check quote
A bill to amend chapter 93 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit obstruction of immigration laws by official interference.
AI summary Creates federal criminal penalties for state and local officials who adopt or enforce policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, detainers, or data sharing, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jan 29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3702 2025-2026By Cory A. Booker (D) · 11 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
AI summary Establishes mandatory standards, oversight, inspections, reporting, and restrictions on private facilities for immigration detention, while adding procedural requirements like prompt custody hearings, presumption of release, and limits on who can be detained, resulting in fewer people held in fewer,
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jan 27: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR7161 2025-2026By Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) · 4 cosponsors
No Private Bounty Hunters for Immigration Enforcement Act
AI summary Prohibits new contracts and requires termination of existing ones for private contractors to perform skip tracing, surveillance, or location verification for civil immigration enforcement, and bars per-person or bonus payments to private entities for locating people subject to detainers, so less use
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3683 2025-2026By Mark Kelly (D) · 3 cosponsors
Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026
AI summary Establishes use-of-force standards, training, body-camera requirements, reporting, and restrictions on equipment and masks for federal immigration enforcement personnel, so more oversight and limits on how immigration enforcement is conducted.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jan 15: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3681 2025-2026By Rick Scott (R) · 1 cosponsor
Keep Our Border Agents Paid Act
AI summary Ensures pay and benefits continue for excepted employees and contractors in CBP's U.S. Border Patrol, Air and Marine Operations, Office of Field Operations, and ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations during a government shutdown lapse in appropriations.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 15: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS3645 2025-2026By Tom Cotton (R)⚠ check quote
Deportation Acceleration Act
AI summary Requires state and local courts and law enforcement to report noncitizen criminal convictions to DHS in real time and to honor detainers or issue NTAs, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, sanctuary policies, other
Stage: Committee Jan 14: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR2641 2025-2026By Ryan Mackenzie (R) · 3 cosponsors
To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require all Federal contractors to participate in the E-verify program.
AI summary Requires all federal contractors and subcontractors to participate in E-Verify, so more employers must verify work authorization of new hires.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
Stage: Committee Jan 8: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 8.
USS3584 2025-2026By John Cornyn (R) · 10 cosponsors
Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving
AI summary Expands the list of aggravated felonies under immigration law to include certain DUI offenses that cause death or serious injury, making more noncitizens subject to deportation, inadmissibility, and related penalties.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 7: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6890 2025-2026By Mike Quigley (D) · 23 cosponsors
PROTECT Immigration Act of 2025
AI summary Repeals the 287(g) program authorizing state and local officers to perform immigration enforcement functions under agreements with ICE, so less state and local immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6521 2025-2026By Daniel S. Goldman (D) · 38 cosponsors
Immigration Court Due Process Protection Act of 2025
AI summary Bars DHS from arresting or detaining people at or near immigration court facilities or check-ins without a judicial warrant (or supervisory approval for check-ins), so less immigration enforcement at those locations.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Dec 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6439 2025-2026By Tony Gonzales (R) · 7 cosponsors
Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
AI summary Expands eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol supervisors (GS-12 through GS-15), increasing retention and operational capacity for border enforcement activities including detention and transport of migrants.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
USHR6397 2025-2026By Pramila Jayapal (D) · 136 cosponsors
Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
AI summary Establishes detailed standards, oversight, inspections, reporting, and restrictions on private facilities for immigration detention, while creating a presumption of release, requiring least-restrictive conditions, limiting detention of vulnerable persons, and phasing out for-profit detention and non
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Dec 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
USS3326 2025-2026By Adam B. Schiff (D) · 17 cosponsors
Temporary Immigration Judge Integrity Act
AI summary Authorizes the Attorney General to appoint experienced immigration law experts as temporary immigration judges with full adjudicative authority to help reduce the backlog of pending immigration cases.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Dec 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6374 2025-2026By Paul A. Gosar (R) · 1 cosponsor
To prohibit the admission of aliens to the United States for 10 years, and for other purposes.
AI summary Imposes a blanket 10-year ban on admission of all aliens to the US, which expands the scope of federal immigration enforcement by prohibiting entry.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Dec 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR176 2025-2026By Tom McClintock (R) · 19 cosponsors
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025
AI summary Adds specific inadmissibility and removal grounds for aliens who participated in Hamas attacks on Israel, and makes them ineligible for immigration relief, so more aliens are barred from entering or remaining in the US.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Passed one chamber Dec 2, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6191 2025-2026By Mark Harris (R) · 36 cosponsors
No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Prohibits federal funds from being used to assist illegal aliens with any expenses related to accessing abortion services, including travel, lodging, and other costs, so less public funding for abortions for this group.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
USHR4071 2025-2026By Michael Guest (R) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025
AI summary Expands CBP's authority to conduct joint operations in foreign countries to monitor, locate, track, and deter the illicit smuggling of persons into the United States, increasing the scope of U.S. immigration enforcement activities abroad.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Nov 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
USHR4070 2025-2026By Brad Knott (R) · 31 cosponsors
Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act
AI summary Requires a border threat assessment and strategic plan focused on countering criminal threats from Tren de Aragua seeking to unlawfully enter or exploit border vulnerabilities, so more immigration enforcement activity along the borders.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Nov 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR6072 2025-2026By Beth Van Duyne (R)
No Aid for Illegal Entry Act
AI summary Prohibits federal funding for NGOs to provide legal services, housing, shelter, accommodations, or transportation to aliens without lawful status or who entered in violation of immigration laws (with exception only for minors), and bars the Department of the Interior from services related to migrant
Restricts immigration enforcementother, detention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Nov 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR6057 2025-2026By Paul A. Gosar (R) · 24 cosponsors
Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2025
AI summary Expands the list of criminal convictions that make an admitted alien deportable under federal immigration law, so more noncitizens with felony or multiple misdemeanor records face removal.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Nov 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5979 2025-2026By Keith Self (R)
Immigration Document Delivery Accountability Act of 2025
AI summary Requires tracking barcodes or signatures on mailed immigration-status documents (except in-person delivery), so more accountability and verification in the delivery of immigration documents.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR5973 2025-2026By Scott H. Peters (D) · 112 cosponsors
Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2025
AI summary Imposes strict limits on use of force, restricted equipment, identification, masks, body cameras, training, and reporting by federal immigration enforcement personnel, reducing the scope and intensity of enforcement actions.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Nov 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS3113 2025-2026By Ted Cruz (R) · 3 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025
AI summary Adds new grounds for inadmissibility and deportability of aliens convicted of defrauding the government or unlawfully receiving public benefits, so more aliens become subject to removal by federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Nov 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5904 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 5 cosponsors
To amend the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to provide an exception to the parole fee for the parole of an alien for a sacred Tribal or religious ceremony, cultural exchange, or celebration, and for other purposes.
AI summary Creates a new exception to the parole fee (reducing it to $200) for certain aliens paroled for Tribal/religious/cultural purposes if they meet background check, written request, enrollment, and other criteria, making such parole easier and less costly.
Expands immigration enforcementother, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Nov 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS2967 2025-2026By Mike Lee (R) · 8 cosponsors
Border Lands Conservation Act
AI summary Requires federal land agencies to inventory and install roads, enter cooperative agreements with DHS, allow DHS access and activities in wilderness areas, and prioritize border security operations on federal border lands, increasing state-federal cooperation and operational control for immigration.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
No change to immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Oct 22, 2025: Star Print ordered on the bill.
USHR5795 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 2 cosponsors
Deportation Disclosure Act
AI summary Requires DHS to publicly publish names, photos, aliases and last known state of residence for each person with a final removal order, increasing public visibility and potential for state/local cooperation in locating and enforcing against removable noncitizens.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Oct 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5518 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 14 cosponsors
Integrated Cross-Border Law Enforcement Operations Expansion Act
AI summary Directs negotiation of an agreement with Canada for integrated cross-border law enforcement operations and authorizes stationing of U.S. and foreign law enforcement officers for border security and joint operations, increasing state-federal and international cooperation on border enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Sep 22, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR5534 2025-2026By Thomas R. Suozzi (D) · 1 cosponsor
To add the Republic of Korea to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
AI summary Requires employers hiring E-3 visa workers from South Korea to participate in E-Verify, so more use of employment verification to enforce immigration rules against unauthorized work.
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
Stage: Committee Sep 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3486 2025-2026By Stephanie I. Bice (R) · 5 cosponsors
Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025
AI summary Increases maximum prison terms for first-time illegal entry from 2 to 5 years and adds a mandatory minimum of 5 years (up to life) for aliens unlawfully present who are later convicted of any crime punishable by more than 1 year, plus raises reentry penalties after removal to up to 10-15 years or a
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Passed one chamber Sep 15, 2025: Received in the Senate.
USS2774 2025-2026By Marsha Blackburn (R)
Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025
AI summary Penalizes states that issue driver's licenses to people without proof of legal status or that restrict sharing of immigration enforcement information with DHS, so more immigration enforcement by state and local governments.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Sep 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5340 2025-2026By Juan Vargas (D) · 34 cosponsors
To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.
AI summary Bars HUD and public housing agencies from disclosing records to support immigration enforcement actions, so less immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR5333 2025-2026By Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) · 33 cosponsors
9/11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act
AI summary Prohibits using application information for immigration enforcement or referring applicants to ICE/CBP based on that information, so less immigration enforcement against these workers.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Sep 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5260 2025-2026By Monica De La Cruz (R) · 32 cosponsors
Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act
AI summary Appropriates funds to pay salaries and expenses of Border Patrol agents and CBP officers during a government shutdown, ensuring continued border security and migrant detention/transport operations.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Sep 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
USHR5218 2025-2026By John J. McGuire (R)
Border Wall Status Act
AI summary Requires a public website to track and display active border wall construction and progress, increasing transparency and public support for physical border barriers as an enforcement tool.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Sep 10, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR5108 2025-2026By Jodey C. Arrington (R) · 16 cosponsors
Stop Greenlighting Driver Licenses for Illegal Immigrants Act
AI summary Penalizes states that issue driver's licenses to people without proof of legal status or that restrict sharing of immigration enforcement information with DHS, by withholding federal grants until they change those policies, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Sep 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5007 2025-2026By Suhas Subramanyam (D) · 2 cosponsors
To direct the Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to report on information about arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
AI summary Requires ICE to issue quarterly public reports on the number of arrests, detainees, and deportations, broken down by criminal history and threat levels, increasing transparency about enforcement activity without changing the underlying enforcement authority or operations.
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Aug 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR5005 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 29 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Sanctuary Penalty and Public Protection Act of 2025
AI summary Creates a federal database of sanctuary jurisdictions (those limiting cooperation with ICE detainers, interviews, or immigration enforcement) and prohibits federal funds to them, so more immigration enforcement by state and local governments.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Aug 19, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR4817 2025-2026By Jimmy Panetta (D) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025
AI summary Creates a presumption of release from detention for aliens with pending or approved U, T, SIJ, VAWA or similar applications, with a high bar (clear and convincing evidence) for continued detention, so less immigration enforcement via detention of victims.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, detention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS2468 2025-2026By Alex Padilla (D) · 15 cosponsors
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
AI summary Expands the registry program to allow certain long-term residents (those present at least 7 years) to apply for lawful permanent resident status, increasing the number of people who can regularize their immigration status.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jul 28, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4776)
USHR4765 2025-2026By Tim Moore (R) · 3 cosponsors
Securing our Border Act
AI summary Requires returning aliens arriving from contiguous territory to that territory or a safe third country pending proceedings or detaining them, increasing state/local role in border enforcement and reducing releases into the US.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jul 28, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR4651 2025-2026By Adriano Espaillat (D) · 14 cosponsors
Immigration Enforcement Staff Body Camera Accountability Act
AI summary Requires body cameras on ICE and CBP immigration enforcement staff with always-on recording during operations, footage sharing in administrative/civil/criminal proceedings, adverse actions for violations, and privacy assessments, so more oversight of federal immigration enforcement without changing
No change to immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 24, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USS2413 2025-2026By John Cornyn (R) · 4 cosponsors
Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act
AI summary Creates a new federal murder crime (with death or life imprisonment) specifically for certain inadmissible or deportable aliens who commit murder anywhere in the US, increasing the scope and penalties of immigration-related enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS2401 2025-2026By James E. Risch (R) · 6 cosponsors
287(g) Program Protection Act
AI summary Mandates that DHS shall enter into 287(g) agreements upon state or local request (absent compelling reason), requires expeditious approval within 90 days, prohibits limits on the number of agreements, bars termination absent compelling reason with 180-day notice and appeal rights, requires uniform F
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR4703 2025-2026By Jennifer L. McClellan (D) · 20 cosponsors
To establish a system to track, record, and report all instances in which a United States citizen or individual lawfully admitted for permanent resident was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or removed by the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
AI summary Requires DHS to track, record, and report all instances of US citizens or LPRs detained or removed for immigration enforcement purposes, including when transferred by state or local agencies, so more transparency and oversight of immigration enforcement actions.
No change to immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR4697 2025-2026By Morgan Luttrell (R)
Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Adds an aggravating factor for the federal death penalty if the defendant is an illegal alien who killed a U.S. citizen, so increases the severity of punishment for certain immigration-related crimes.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR4696 2025-2026By Zoe Lofgren (D) · 76 cosponsors
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
AI summary Expands the registry date cutoff in the Immigration and Nationality Act from prior to 1972 to at least 7 years before application, allowing more long-term residents to apply for legal permanent resident status and thereby reducing the risk of their removal.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR4664 2025-2026By Sylvia R. Garcia (D) · 59 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
AI summary Creates a presumption of release for pregnant, lactating, or postpartum noncitizens and limits their detention to narrow extraordinary circumstances or short-term removal, so fewer pregnant noncitizens are held in immigration detention.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jul 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR4565 2025-2026By Dusty Johnson (R) · 13 cosponsors
No DOT Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Prohibits federal DOT grants and funds to any state or locality with a policy limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on citizenship/immigration status information or honoring detainers, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
USHR4384 2025-2026By W. Gregory Steube (R)
Excluding Illegal Aliens from Medicaid Act
AI summary Accelerates the exclusion of non-qualified aliens from Medicaid eligibility and reduces federal Medicaid matching funds to states that provide any health coverage or financial assistance for health insurance to such aliens, so less state spending on noncitizens and more federal pressure to limit non
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jul 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
USS2244 2025-2026By Rand Paul (R)
Excluding Illegal Aliens from Medicaid Act
AI summary Accelerates the exclusion of non-qualified aliens from Medicaid eligibility and reduces federal Medicaid matching funds to states that provide health coverage or financial assistance to such aliens, so less state spending on noncitizens and more federal pressure to limit benefits.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jul 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
USHR4160 2025-2026By Mike Carey (R) · 3 cosponsors
Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
AI summary Establishes a pilot program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers specifically as Border Patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, increasing the number of personnel available for border security operations.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Jul 8, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
USHR4234 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 20 cosponsors
Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk (SAFER) at the Border Act
AI summary Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from paroling into the US any alien who is a known or suspected terrorist, special interest alien, on a terrorism watchlist, or inadmissible due to terrorist or certain criminal activities, so fewer such aliens are released into the country.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Jun 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR275 2025-2026By Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) · 6 cosponsors
Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025
AI summary Requires monthly public reports on the number and nationalities of special interest aliens (those posing potential national security risk) encountered at the border or interior, including historical data from 2021-2025, increasing transparency and data on potential threats.
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Passed one chamber Jun 27, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR4213 2025-2026By Mark E. Amodei (R)⚠ check quote
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
AI summary Appropriates over $6.4 billion specifically for ICE enforcement, detention, and removal operations (including transport of unaccompanied alien minors), so more immigration enforcement by the federal government.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jun 26, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139.
USS2163 2025-2026By Ruben Gallego (D)
Border Patrol Recruitment Enhancement Act
AI summary Expands the pool of experienced law enforcement and military personnel eligible for expedited hiring at U.S. Customs and Border Protection by waiving the polygraph requirement under certain conditions, enabling faster recruitment to fill border enforcement positions.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jun 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS2060 2025-2026By Bill Hagerty (R) · 1 cosponsor
No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Defines sanctuary jurisdictions broadly and bars them from receiving federal community development block grants, so less local non-cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jun 12, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
USHR3987 2025-2026By Ralph Norman (R) · 5 cosponsors
No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Defines sanctuary jurisdictions broadly as those limiting information-sharing or detainer compliance with federal immigration authorities (with a narrow victim/witness exception), and bars them from receiving community development block grants, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Stage: Committee Jun 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
USHR2056 2025-2026By Clay Higgins (R) · 1 cosponsor
District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025
AI summary Prohibits the District of Columbia from having any policy that restricts sharing immigration status information with federal authorities or complying with ICE detainers, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Stage: Passed one chamber Jun 12, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR3891 2025-2026By Pete Stauber (R) · 10 cosponsors
Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act
AI summary Requires more frequent northern border threat analyses that include current and projected staffing levels for CBP officers and agents, retirement surge risks and mitigation plans, housing and recruiting challenges, and feasibility of retention tools, so more immigration enforcement capacity along U.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jun 11, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR3881 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 20 cosponsors
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Deems state and local officers complying with ICE detainers to be federal agents with full authority and provides them federal liability protection, so more state and local cooperation with immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR3861 2025-2026By Sheri Biggs (R) · 19 cosponsors
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Penalizes jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities by making them ineligible for federal funding, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jun 10, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR2931 2025-2026By Brad Finstad (R) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
AI summary Requires the Small Business Administration to relocate its offices out of sanctuary jurisdictions (as defined by limits on sharing immigration data or complying with ICE detainers) and bars new offices there, so more pressure against sanctuary policies.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Passed one chamber Jun 9, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
USHR3828 2025-2026By Nydia M. Velázquez (D) · 10 cosponsors
Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2025
AI summary Prohibits immigration officers from wearing clothing or items with the word 'police' while performing immigration duties, so immigrants are less likely to be deceived into thinking they are dealing with local police.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jun 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3827 2025-2026By Beth Van Duyne (R) · 1 cosponsor
Recouping Funds from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
AI summary Requires sanctuary jurisdictions (those limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on status info or detainers) to return certain past federal funds, so increases the cost of maintaining sanctuary policies and thereby expands immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jun 6, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR3780 2025-2026By Tim Moore (R) · 14 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Border Operations Service Medal Act
AI summary Establishes and authorizes wear of a Border Operations Service Medal for those who served in designated border operations, providing ceremonial recognition without changing enforcement authority, policies, or operations.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jun 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
USHR3725 2025-2026By Addison P. McDowell (R) · 27 cosponsors
Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act
AI summary Limits parole grants to case-by-case only for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, caps annual parole at 3,000 starting FY2029, and bars parole for nationals of countries of concern without a State Department waiver, so fewer aliens are paroled into the US.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jun 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS1871 2025-2026By Catherine Cortez Masto (D) · 1 cosponsor
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
AI summary Requires a plan and authorizes innovation teams to research, identify, integrate, deploy, and scale emerging technologies (including surveillance, unmanned systems, nonintrusive inspection, tunnel detection, and AI-related tools) to enhance CBP border security operations along international borders,
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee May 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS1827 2025-2026By Ashley Moody (R) · 7 cosponsors
Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act
AI summary Expands the categories of noncitizens (including gang members, terrorist supporters, and those convicted of various crimes) subject to mandatory detention and expedited removal by DHS, increasing the scope of immigration enforcement actions against them.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee May 21, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3464 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 8 cosponsors⚠ check quote
State Border Security Assistance Act
AI summary Creates large grant funds for states and localities to conduct border barrier construction, surveillance, apprehension of unlawfully present aliens, intelligence gathering, prosecution of crimes by aliens, detention, and transport, so more state and local immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee May 16, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USS1790 2025-2026By John Cornyn (R) · 1 cosponsor
State Border Security Assistance Act
AI summary Provides billions in federal grants to states and localities specifically for border wall construction, surveillance to interdict unlawful entry, apprehending unlawfully present aliens, detaining and transporting aliens, and prosecuting immigration-related crimes, increasing state and local role in,
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
Stage: Committee May 15, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS1675 2025-2026By John Cornyn (R) · 14 cosponsors
Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Adds 'illegal alien' status (unlawful presence plus killing a U.S. citizen) as a new aggravating factor for federal death penalty eligibility, so more severe criminal penalties tied to unlawful immigration status.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee May 8, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3294 2025-2026By Morgan Luttrell (R) · 11 cosponsors
Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act
AI summary Creates a new federal murder crime (with death or life imprisonment) specifically for certain inadmissible or deportable aliens who commit murder anywhere in the US, increasing the scope and penalties of immigration-related enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee May 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3242 2025-2026By Brad Knott (R) · 34 cosponsors
Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025
AI summary Increases maximum prison sentences for illegal entry and reentry, and adds mandatory minimum sentences for aliens unlawfully present who commit crimes punishable by over one year, so more immigration enforcement via longer criminal penalties.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee May 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3237 2025-2026By Harriet M. Hageman (R) · 10 cosponsors
No Student Visas for Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
AI summary Prohibits issuance of F and M student visas to schools located in jurisdictions that obstruct immigration enforcement (e.g. by limiting ICE detainers or access), so fewer student visas are available in sanctuary areas and more pressure on jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration officers.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee May 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS1589 2025-2026By Chuck Grassley (R) · 12 cosponsors
Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025
AI summary Limits parole to narrow individual humanitarian and law-enforcement cases instead of broad classes or programs, reducing the number of aliens who can be paroled into the United States.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee May 5, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR3172 2025-2026By Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) · 25 cosponsors
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to certain uniform requirements for United States immigration officers.
AI summary Requires immigration officers to wear large, visible agency identification during enforcement actions, adding a transparency requirement that may limit some enforcement tactics.
Restricts immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee May 1, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS1522 2025-2026By Bill Hagerty (R)
District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act
AI summary Prohibits the District of Columbia from having any policy that restricts sharing immigration status information with federal authorities or honoring ICE detainers, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Stage: Committee Apr 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR2962 2025-2026By Elise M. Stefanik (R) · 1 cosponsor
Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025
AI summary Designates additional airports near the land border as ports of entry for CBP processing, increasing the federal government's capacity to inspect and enforce immigration at more border-area airports.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Apr 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
USHR2026 2025-2026By Ken Calvert (R)
Ending Major Borderland Environmental Ruin from Wildfires (EMBER) Act
AI summary Establishes policies, protocols, reporting, and fuels management to specifically mitigate wildland fires and environmental damage attributed to 'aliens without lawful immigration status' crossing the border, increasing focus and resources on immigration-related border enforcement activities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Apr 4, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
USS1184 2025-2026By Margaret Wood Hassan (D) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
Cross Border Aerial Law Enforcement Operations Act
AI summary Directs negotiation of a bilateral agreement with Canada for integrated cross-border aerial law enforcement operations along the northern border, staffed by CBP, HSI, Coast Guard and Canadian agencies, to address threats including unauthorized UAS moving persons across the border.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Mar 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR2454 2025-2026By Cory Mills (R) · 3 cosponsors
No Citizenship for Alien Invaders Act of 2025
AI summary Makes naturalization unavailable to anyone who has ever entered the US unlawfully, so fewer pathways to citizenship for those who entered without authorization.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, other
Stage: Committee Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR2204 2025-2026By Nicholas A. Langworthy (R) · 8 cosponsors
To require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization to notify the SEV
AI summary Requires colleges to report F-1 or J-1 students who support a foreign terrorist organization to SEVIS, leading to visa revocation and removal proceedings, so more immigration enforcement against such students.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Mar 18, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR2128 2025-2026By Ronny Jackson (R) · 11 cosponsors
Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025
AI summary Excludes sanctuary jurisdictions from eligibility for border security reimbursement grants, so less funding for jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Mar 14, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR993 2025-2026By J. Luis Correa (D) · 2 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
AI summary Requires DHS and CBP to develop and report on a plan to identify, integrate, deploy, research, and scale emerging technologies (including AI, sensors, surveillance, unmanned systems, and nonintrusive inspection) specifically to enhance border security operations and address capability gaps, while sp
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Passed one chamber Mar 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR495 2025-2026By Elijah Crane (R) · 8 cosponsors
Subterranean Border Defense Act
AI summary Requires annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, increasing federal focus and information on border security measures against smuggling tunnels.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Passed one chamber Mar 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR2090 2025-2026By Roger Williams (R)
Identifying Potential Terrorist at the Border Act of 2025
AI summary Requires CBP to hold aliens in custody until their names are cross-referenced against the federal terrorist screening database, increasing checks against federal terror watchlists at the border.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Mar 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS916 2025-2026By Patty Murray (D) · 22 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
AI summary Creates a presumption of release for pregnant, lactating, or postpartum noncitizens and limits their detention to narrow extraordinary circumstances or short-term removal, so fewer pregnant noncitizens are held in immigration detention.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1953 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 14 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Deportation Compliance Act
AI summary Withholds foreign aid from countries that continue to deny or delay accepting their nationals for deportation after the Secretary of State has already exercised visa sanctions under INA 243(d), so increases pressure on foreign governments to cooperate with U.S. deportations.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
USHR1930 2025-2026By Julie Johnson (D) · 6 cosponsors
Border Workforce Improvement Act
AI summary Requires a study and report on staffing needs and gaps for CBP, ICE, and USCIS at the southern border, which could lead to recommendations for more personnel or resources to support enforcement operations.
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR1928 2025-2026By Darrell Issa (R) · 7 cosponsors
Sanctuary City Accountability Act
AI summary Authorizes private civil suits for damages against sanctuary jurisdictions where an alien who committed a crime against the plaintiff was located, increasing the legal and financial consequences for adopting sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with ICE.
Restricts immigration enforcementsanctuary policies
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1916 2025-2026By Monica De La Cruz (R) · 20 cosponsors
Pay Our Border Patrol and Customs Agents Act of 2025
AI summary Appropriates funds to pay salaries and expenses of U.S. Border Patrol agents and CBP officers during a government shutdown, ensuring continued border security and migrant detention/transport operations.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
USHR1879 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R) · 15 cosponsors
No Tax Breaks for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Denies federal tax-exempt status to bonds issued by jurisdictions with policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities on data-sharing or detainers, so less incentive for sanctuary policies and more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Mar 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
USHR1792 2025-2026By Lance Gooden (R) · 18 cosponsors
No Tax Dollars for the United Nation’s Immigration Invasion Act
AI summary Prohibits all U.S. contributions to IOM, UNHCR, and UNRWA, which are international bodies involved in migration and refugee assistance, so less U.S. funding for activities that can facilitate or manage immigration flows.
Restricts immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Mar 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
USS771 2025-2026By James E. Risch (R) · 4 cosponsors
End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act
AI summary Terminates the FEMA Shelter and Services Program that supports sheltering and related activities for relieving overcrowding in CBP short-term holding facilities, so less federal support for migrant detention and transport infrastructure.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USS762 2025-2026By Marsha Blackburn (R) · 1 cosponsor
No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act
AI summary Adds new terrorism-related grounds of inadmissibility and removability for aliens involved in the October 2023 Hamas attacks against Israel, and makes them ineligible for various forms of immigration relief, so more aliens are barred from entering or remaining in the US.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
No change to immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Feb 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1714 2025-2026By Morgan Luttrell (R)
Criminal Illegal Alien Report Act
AI summary Requires a federal report on crimes by parolees under immigration processes, which increases public and congressional attention on potential enforcement gaps regarding criminal immigrants on parole.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1678 2025-2026By Veronica Escobar (D)
Homeland Security Improvement Act
AI summary Establishes an independent oversight commission, ombudsman office, complaint processes, liaison offices, and training requirements focused on protecting civil and human rights, reducing migrant deaths, and limiting enforcement practices in border communities, so less immigration enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementother, state federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR1668 2025-2026By Michael Cloud (R) · 10 cosponsors
End FEMA Benefits for Illegal Immigrants Act
AI summary Terminates the FEMA Shelter and Services Program that supports sheltering for migrants in CBP short-term holding facilities and rescinds related funding, so less federal support for migrant sheltering tied to border enforcement.
Restricts immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
USS707 2025-2026By James E. Risch (R) · 10 cosponsors
No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on status information or detainers, and makes them ineligible for federal funds used to benefit unauthorized aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 25, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS685 2025-2026By Ted Cruz (R) · 17 cosponsors
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Deems state and local officers complying with ICE detainers to be federal agents with full authority and provides them immunity from liability in related lawsuits (with US substituted as defendant), so more state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, sanctuary policies
Stage: Committee Feb 24, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1485 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R) · 4 cosponsors
Alien Removal Not Resort Stays Act
AI summary Transfers unobligated funds from the Shelter and Services Program to ICE's operations and support account specifically for enforcement, detention, and removal operations, increasing resources available for immigration detention and removal.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 21, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USS677 2025-2026By Ted Cruz (R) · 3 cosponsors
Border Airport Fairness Act of 2025
AI summary Designates additional airports near the land border as ports of entry for CBP processing, increasing federal immigration and customs enforcement capacity at those locations.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Feb 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
USS625 2025-2026By Richard Blumenthal (D) · 1 cosponsor
Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
AI summary Establishes a pilot program to train and hire transitioning servicemembers specifically as Border Patrol agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, increasing the number of personnel available for border security operations.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, other
Stage: Committee Feb 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
USHR1201 2025-2026By Michael Lawler (R) · 12 cosponsors
Doctors in our Borders Act
AI summary Increases the annual cap on Conrad 30 J-1 visa waivers for foreign physicians serving in underserved areas from 30 to 100 per state, allowing more foreign doctors to remain and practice in the US.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Feb 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR1172 2025-2026By John R. Moolenaar (R) · 15 cosponsors
No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025
AI summary Excludes wages and self-employment income earned by unauthorized aliens from Social Security creditable earnings, so reduces the future Social Security benefits that can be paid to people who worked without authorization (and requires recomputation of benefits).
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Feb 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
USS481 2025-2026By Tim Scott (R) · 4 cosponsors
Securing our Border Act
AI summary Requires returning aliens from contiguous territory to that territory or a safe third country pending proceedings or detaining them, increasing state/local role in border enforcement and reducing releases into the US.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, detention transport
Stage: Committee Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
USHR1050 2025-2026By Vern Buchanan (R) · 3 cosponsors
Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act
AI summary Adds a broad definition of 'criminal gang' and makes current or past membership or knowing participation in such a gang a new ground of inadmissibility and deportability for aliens, plus bars them from asylum, TPS, special immigrant juvenile visas, and most parole, so more aliens are subject to U.S.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USSJRES8 2025-2026By John Kennedy (R) · 2 cosponsors
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authori
AI summary Disapproves and nullifies a DHS rule that increased the automatic extension period for employment authorization documents (EADs) for certain renewal applicants, so employers will face shorter extensions and more frequent need to verify or update work authorization, increasing enforcement of work-elg
Expands immigration enforcementemployment e verify
Stage: Committee Jan 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS344 2025-2026By Rick Scott (R) · 1 cosponsor
A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify and conduct recurrent vetting of evacuees from Afghanistan found not to be properly vetted before entering the United States.
AI summary Requires CBP to identify, fully screen and recurrently vet Afghan evacuees previously admitted without full vetting, and to share evidence of vetting with federal agencies and state/local law enforcement, so more immigration enforcement and screening of noncitizens already in the U.S.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jan 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USS301 2025-2026By Jim Banks (R)
Border Security is National Security Act
AI summary Authorizes $10B for DoD military support including surveillance, barriers, aviation, counter-UAS, vehicles and personnel to assist DHS border security operations, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jan 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
USHR756 2025-2026By Michael Cloud (R) · 17 cosponsors
287(g) Program Protection Act
AI summary Requires the Secretary to enter into 287(g) agreements upon state or local request (with narrow exceptions), mandates processing within 90 days, prohibits limits on number of agreements, requires accommodation of any enforcement model, bars termination without compelling reason and due process, and,
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR707 2025-2026By Dale W. Strong (R)⚠ check quote
Deport Illegal Voters Act of 2025
AI summary Makes unlawful voting by noncitizens an aggravated felony under immigration law, triggering deportation and inadmissibility, so increases immigration enforcement consequences for this offense.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS185 2025-2026By Thomas Tillis (R) · 11 cosponsors
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
AI summary Creates a private right of action allowing victims of certain crimes by aliens to sue sanctuary jurisdictions for damages if the jurisdiction failed to honor a detainer or notify DHS about release, and conditions receipt of certain federal grants on waiving immunity for such suits, so more legal and
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR611 2025-2026By Chuck Edwards (R) · 3 cosponsors
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
AI summary Creates a private right of action allowing victims of certain crimes by aliens to sue sanctuary jurisdictions for damages if the jurisdiction failed to honor a detainer or notify DHS, and conditions receipt of certain federal grants on waiving immunity for such suits, so more immigration enforcement
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 22, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
USS158 2025-2026By Marsha Blackburn (R) · 5 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Expands the list of criminal convictions and admissions that make noncitizens inadmissible and deportable, increasing the number of noncitizens subject to removal by federal immigration authorities.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Jan 21, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR594 2025-2026By Jefferson Van Drew (R) · 1 cosponsor
Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
AI summary Requires mandatory detention and issuance of detainers for certain inadmissible aliens charged with or convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, so more immigration enforcement via expanded mandatory detention and custody requirements.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR584 2025-2026By Kevin Kiley (R) · 10 cosponsors
No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025
AI summary Prohibits states from providing Medicaid to aliens not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing under color of law (except for emergency services), so less state spending on noncitizens and reduced incentives for illegal immigration.
Expands immigration enforcementother
Stage: Committee Jan 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
USHR30 2025-2026By Nancy Mace (R) · 60 cosponsors⚠ check quote
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
AI summary Expands the list of criminal convictions and admissions that make noncitizens inadmissible and deportable under federal immigration law, increasing the number of noncitizens subject to removal for sex offenses and domestic-violence-related crimes.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border
Stage: Passed one chamber Jan 17, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR445 2025-2026By Nathaniel Moran (R) · 7 cosponsors
Border Security Investment Act
AI summary Establishes trust funds financed by fees on remittances to top source countries of unlawful entrants, with half the revenue reimbursing states for border security enforcement measures (deterring unlawful crossings, detecting unlawful entry, operational control of southwest border) and half for DHS/B
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR424 2025-2026By Dan Crenshaw (R) · 13 cosponsors
State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025
AI summary Reimburses states for past and current spending on border security and enforcement in support of federal efforts, incentivizing and funding more state involvement in immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USS41 2025-2026By Catherine Cortez Masto (D) · 1 cosponsor⚠ check quote
Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
AI summary Establishes Joint Operations Centers for unified coordination between federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies on border operations including deterring illegal border crossings, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport
Stage: Committee Jan 9, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
USHR318 2025-2026By Chip Roy (R) · 47 cosponsors
Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
AI summary Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to prohibit entry of inadmissible aliens at land or maritime borders when needed for operational control, and mandates such prohibition when the government cannot detain or use certain processing programs, increasing border enforcement against illegal or
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR285 2025-2026By David P. Joyce (R) · 5 cosponsors
Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
AI summary Establishes Joint Operations Centers for unified coordination between federal, state, local, and Tribal agencies on border operations including deterring illegal border crossings, human trafficking, and drug trafficking, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, detention transport, other
Stage: Committee Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR245 2025-2026By Virginia Foxx (R) · 5 cosponsors
Grant Integrity and Border Security Act
AI summary Requires federal grant applicants to certify they have not violated, are not violating, and will not violate the federal alien harboring/smuggling statute (8 USC 1324(a)), with funds withheld for violations based on information from DHS, convictions, or other credible sources, and requires the AG to
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
USHR218 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 3 cosponsors
State Immigration Enforcement Act
AI summary Authorizes states and localities to enact and enforce their own criminal and civil penalties for conduct prohibited by federal immigration laws, so more state and local immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR76 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 1 cosponsor
Fund and Complete the Border Wall Act
AI summary Mandates construction of physical barriers along the entire US-Mexico border by December 31, 2025, to prevent illegal crossings and achieve operational control, while funding it via a dedicated trust fund, remittance fees, I-94 fee increases, and reduced foreign assistance tied to illegal border App
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border, detention transport, state federal cooperation, other
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
USHR61 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 3 cosponsors
Ensuring United Families at the Border Act
AI summary Requires federal detention of certain migrant parents with their minor children and removes presumption against detaining accompanied minors, increasing family detention at the border.
Expands immigration enforcementdetention transport
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR32 2025-2026By Nick LaLota (R) · 21 cosponsors
No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Defines sanctuary jurisdictions as those restricting information-sharing or compliance with ICE detainers, and bars them from receiving federal funds for benefits to unauthorized aliens, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
USHR205 2025-2026By Beth Van Duyne (R) · 7 cosponsors
No Congressional Funds for Sanctuary Cities Act
AI summary Prohibits federal earmarks to jurisdictions with policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities on citizenship/immigration status info or detainers, so more immigration enforcement.
Expands immigration enforcementsanctuary policies, state federal cooperation
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR116 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 41 cosponsors
Stopping Border Surges Act
AI summary Requires sharing of sponsor information for unaccompanied children with DHS and expands repatriation and screening rules for such children, increasing state/local role in immigration enforcement and removals.
Expands immigration enforcementstate federal cooperation, state immigration crimes border, sanctuary policies, detention transport, other
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
USHR103 2025-2026By Andy Biggs (R) · 1 cosponsor
Congressional Border Security Assessment Act
AI summary Grants members of Congress and staff access to Indian reservations along the U.S.-Mexico border specifically to assess the security of the international boundary, enabling more information-gathering for border security purposes.
Expands immigration enforcementstate immigration crimes border
Stage: Committee Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.