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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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Type

Sponsor

Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat · WA · Representative
Votes with party: 96.5% (519 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000298

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (57)

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

  • André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Becca Balint (D-VT)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Emily Randall (D-WA-6)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Greg Casar (D-TX-35)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-07-16
  • James P. McGovern (D-MA-2)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-12)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Juan Vargas (D-CA-52)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Maxine Dexter (D-OR-3)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-3)Original· 2025-07-16
  • Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2025-07-17
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2025-07-21
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)· 2025-07-21
  • Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1)· 2025-07-21
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2025-07-21
  • Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2025-07-21
  • Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)· 2025-07-21
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2025-07-23
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)· 2025-08-01
  • Summer L. Lee (D-PA-12)· 2025-08-01
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-08-01
  • Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)· 2025-08-01
  • Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-08-29
  • Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)· 2025-08-29
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2025-08-29
  • Jared Huffman (D-CA-2)· 2025-11-04
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)· 2025-11-04
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-11-04
  • Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20)· 2025-11-17
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2026-01-07
  • Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC-4)· 2026-01-08
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)· 2026-01-21
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)· 2026-02-03
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2026-02-09
  • Steven Horsford (D-NV-4)· 2026-02-09
  • George Latimer (D-NY-16)· 2026-03-05

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 →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-07-16

Source: Congress.gov

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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