United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 39 R · 1 D cosponsors

HR 551 — Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 40 sponsors

    1 primary, 39 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (39 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill changes the language in the law from allowing discretion to mandating the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

  • 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)

    may → shall

    This change requires the mandatory implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols instead of allowing it to be at the discretion of the Attorney General.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 39 co-sponsors · 507 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (39)

Not signed on (507)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 551 do?
Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) from the United States while such an individual's application for admission is pending.Specifically, if such an individual arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the individual is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that individual to that bordering foreign country while the individual's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an individual or return the individual to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)
Who sponsors HR 551?
HR 551 is sponsored by Williams, Roger (Republican), Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Gill, Brandon (Republican), Hamadeh, Abraham J. (Republican), Ellzey, Jake (Republican), Van Duyne, Beth (Republican), Bergman, Jack (Republican), Owens, Burgess (Republican), Tenney, Claudia (Republican), Weber, Randy K. Sr. (Republican), Houchin, Erin (Republican), Self, Keith (Republican), Wied, Tony (Republican), Nehls, Troy E. (Republican), Brecheen, Josh (Republican), Perry, Scott (Republican), Hunt, Wesley (Republican), McCormick, Richard (Republican), Balderson, Troy (Republican), Ogles, Andrew (Republican), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Rogers, Harold (Republican), Yakym, Rudy (Republican), Loudermilk, Barry (Republican), Harris, Andy (Republican), Babin, Brian (Republican), Fallon, Pat (Republican), Foxx, Virginia (Republican), Finstad, Brad (Republican), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Alford, Mark (Republican), Moore, Barry (Republican), Schmidt, Derek (Republican), Sessions, Pete (Republican), Smith, Jason (Republican), Van Drew, Jefferson (Republican), Donalds, Byron (Republican), Hurd, Jeff (Republican), Calvert, Ken (Republican), and Fong, Vince (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 551?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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