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HR 275 Passed a chamber

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to publish a monthly count of special interest aliens it encounters trying to enter the United States unlawfully, with the first report also covering January 20, 2021 through January 19, 2025.

Official title: Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 09-JAN-2025
Referred 09-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 09-APR-2025
Reported 17-JUN-2025
On the calendar 17-JUN-2025
Passed 26-JUN-2025
Senate
Received 27-JUN-2025
Key points
  • Requires publication by the seventh day of each month on a public DHS webpage, and submission to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • Each report gives the total number of encounters and the nationalities or countries of last habitual residence involved.
  • Breaks down each report by geographic region and by whether encounters occurred at ports of entry, between ports of entry, or in the interior.
  • Identifies any nationalities or countries that are covered nations under section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
  • Defines a special interest alien as one who, based on travel pattern analysis, potentially poses a national security risk to the United States or its interests.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (09-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 26-JUN-2025).

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Committee referrals (4) Policy area

Immigration

Sponsor Marjorie Greene (R-GA) Cosponsors · 6
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