119th Congress
H.R. 318
Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Chip Roy(R-TX)
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- House Committee on Homeland Security; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (47)
Original cosponsors (39)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
- Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Pete Sessions (R-TX)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Ralph Norman (R-SC)
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Tom McClintock (R-CA)
- Trent Kelly (R-MS)
- Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Added later (8)
- John R. Carter (R-TX) · Jan 14, 2025
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) · Jan 21, 2025
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · Feb 4, 2025
- Mark Harris (R-NC) · Feb 4, 2025
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC) · Feb 26, 2025
- Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY) · Apr 7, 2025
- Sheri Biggs (R-SC) · Feb 4, 2026
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) · Apr 27, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Border Safety and Security Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement.
(Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.)
The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. - Jan 9, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. - Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House