[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4703 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4703

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2025

   Ms. McClellan (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of 
 Georgia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Fields, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Lee of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Salinas, and Mr. 
Jackson of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF 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.

    (a) System.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        shall establish a standardized system to track, record, and 
        report to the appropriate committees of Congress not less 
        frequently than quarterly all instances in which a United 
        States citizen, individual lawfully admitted for permanent 
        resident (LPR), or individual whose status as an individual 
        lawfully admitted for permanent residence has been revoked for 
        not more than 30 days was, for the purpose of immigration 
        enforcement, detained in the custody of the Department of 
        Homeland Security for not less than 24 hours or removed by the 
        Department.
            (2) Requirements.--The system established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall include, to the greatest extent 
        practicable, all instances in which a citizen or other 
        individual described in such paragraph was, for the purpose of 
        immigration enforcement, apprehended and detained by another 
        Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency and transferred 
        to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for 
        detention of not less than 24 hours or removal, as the case may 
        be. Such system shall, in particular, include information with 
        respect to such instances regarding such a citizen or other 
        individual who on the date of such removal was less than 18 
        years of age and was so removed alongside an individual who on 
        such date was without lawful status under the immigration laws 
        and was a parent or guardian of such citizen or other 
        individual, as the case may be.
    (b) Process for Proof of Citizenship.--Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall establish 
by rule a process for each United States citizen, or other individual, 
detained, removed, or apprehended as described in subsection (a) to 
submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security any information that 
indicates such individual is a United States citizen or lawfully 
admitted for permanent resident, as the case may be.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the following:
                    (A) In the House of Representatives, the following:
                            (i) The Committee on Homeland Security.
                            (ii) The Committee on Judiciary.
                            (iii) The Committee on Oversight and 
                        Government Reform.
                    (B) In the Senate, the following:
                            (i) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
                        Governmental Affairs.
                            (ii) The Committee on Judiciary.
            (2) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)).
            (3) Removed.--The term ``removed'' means repatriated or 
        otherwise transported from the United States to another 
        country.
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