Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 275 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 275

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly
 basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to
      unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2025

Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Higgins
 of Louisiana, Mr. Crane, Mr. Guest, and Mr. Brecheen) introduced the
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland
                                Security

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                                 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly
 basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to
      unlawfully enter the United States, 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. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Special Interest Alien Reporting
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF THE
              NUMBER OF SPECIAL INTEREST ALIENS ENCOUNTERED ATTEMPTING
              TO UNLAWFULLY ENTER THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the seventh day of each month, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on a publicly available
webpage of the Department of Homeland Security and submit to the
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a
report on the total number, and an identification of the nationalities
or countries of last habitual residence, of special interest aliens
encountered by the Department attempting to unlawfully enter the United
States during the immediately preceding month. Each such report shall
also include the following:
            (1) Such number disaggregated by geographic regions of such
        encounters.
            (2) Specifications relating to whether such encounters were
        made at land, air, or sea ports of entry, between ports of
        entry, or in the interior of the United States.
            (3) Identification of any such nationalities or countries
        of last habitual residence that are covered nations.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
        U.S.C. 1101).
            (2) Covered nation.--The term ``covered nation'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10,
        United States Code.
            (3) Special interest alien.--The term ``special interest
        alien'' means an alien who, based on an analysis of travel
        patterns, potentially poses a national security risk to the
        United States or its interests.
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