House Bills on the Floor

This bill says that a person who is not a U.S. citizen can be blocked from entering the country or deported if they are convicted of, or admit to, harming animals that are used in law enforcement work, such as police dogs or horses. The bill is officially called the BOWOW Act.

2 votes · 1 comment · 3/19/2026

This bill says that non-U.S. citizens who have committed fraud related to certain public benefits — like food assistance (SNAP), Social Security, or other federally funded programs — or who have made fake identification documents, can be blocked from entering the country or deported. It applies to people who have been convicted of these offenses or who admit to committing them. The bill also makes these individuals ineligible for certain protections that can normally prevent deportation, including protections for people who may face torture in another country.

2 votes · 3/18/2026

This bill relates to a national emergency that the President declared on February 1, 2025. It likely addresses whether to approve, modify, or end that emergency declaration, but the exact action it would take is not clear from the title alone. No official summary is available for this bill.

1 vote · 2/11/2026

This bill creates new or tougher prison sentences for non-U.S. nationals who enter the country illegally. For example, someone who enters illegally and then commits a felony would face at least 5 years in prison and could receive a life sentence. The bill also increases prison time for people who repeatedly enter or try to enter the country without permission, especially if they were previously removed or denied entry. The penalties get even harsher — up to 10 years, 15 years, or even life in prison — depending on how many times the person tried to enter and whether they had prior criminal convictions.

0 votes · 9/11/2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to put out a monthly report about people from other countries who try to enter the United States illegally and who might be a national security risk. The report must include how many of these people there are, what countries they come from or last lived in, and where they were encountered.

0 votes · 6/26/2025

**What This Bill Does:** This bill, named after specific individuals, would make drunk or impaired driving a reason to either block a non-U.S. citizen from entering the country or to deport them. A person could be blocked from entering the U.S. if they have been convicted of drunk driving or have admitted to doing it. To be deported under this bill, the person would need to have an actual conviction for the offense.

0 votes · 6/26/2025

This bill would stop Washington, D.C. from creating any rules that prevent its government agencies from sharing information about a person's citizenship or immigration status with federal, state, or local authorities. It would also require D.C. to cooperate when the Department of Homeland Security asks it to hold someone in custody for up to 48 hours so that immigration officials can arrange to remove that person. However, the bill makes an exception: D.C. would still be allowed to protect people who come forward as victims of or witnesses to a crime from having their information shared or being held on these requests.

0 votes · 6/12/2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to hold in detention certain noncitizens who are in the country unlawfully or lacked proper documents and have been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of crimes like burglary, theft, or shoplifting. It also allows state governments to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions or failures — such as releasing a noncitizen from custody, not properly screening people at the border, or not detaining someone who has been ordered to leave the country — if those actions caused harm to the state or its residents, including financial harm of more than $100.

2 votes · 1/7/2025

This bill adds new reasons why a non-U.S. citizen can be blocked from entering the country or be deported. Under the bill, a non-U.S. citizen who has been convicted of or admitted to crimes like stalking, child abuse, child neglect, sex offenses, violating protection orders, or domestic violence would not be allowed into the country. The bill also expands the list of crimes that can lead to deportation by adding sex offenses and conspiracy to commit sex offenses, and by broadening what counts as domestic violence to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of controlling behavior in close relationships.

0 votes · 1/16/2025