HR4456Referred to Committee

Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-16
Introduced
57
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.4% (561 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (57)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-07-16

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish legal protections and procedures to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from detaining or deporting people who are U.S. citizens, including measures to verify citizenship status before detention and provide compensation to citizens who are wrongfully detained. It would affect immigrants, citizens at risk of mistaken identity, and ICE operations by requiring stricter verification standards and potentially creating liability for the agency when citizens are incorrectly held. The bill aims to address cases where ICE has detained American citizens due to documentation errors or identity mix-ups.

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Subjects

Immigration
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