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HR4711Referred to Committee

REMOVE Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-07-23
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Troy E. Nehls
Troy E. Nehls
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 96.0% (605 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/N000026

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

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

3 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.

2025-11-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryMarkup By · 2025-11-18
  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-07-23

Plain-English Summary

Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade Act or the REMOVE Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete removal proceedings in immigration court not later than 15 days after commencement. Further, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement files with an immigration court a notice to appear that has been served to an individual, DOJ must commence removal proceedings as promptly as possible.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Immigration
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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