119-hr318

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 318 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 318

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of 
 aliens, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 9, 2025

 Mr. Roy (for himself, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Higgins of 
Louisiana, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Crane, Mr. Perry, Mr. Weber of 
 Texas, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Williams of 
Texas, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Collins, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. 
Cline, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Boebert, 
Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Self, Mr. Babin, Mr. Fulcher, 
 Mr. Ogles, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Issa, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
 Sessions, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Fallon, Mr. 
Donalds, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mrs. Luna) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
 Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

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 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of 
 aliens, 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 ``Border Safety and Security Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF ENTRY OF ALIENS.

    (a) Authority To Suspend Entry of Aliens at Borders of the United 
States.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Secretary 
of Homeland Security determines, in his discretion, that the suspension 
of the entry of covered aliens at an international land or maritime 
border of the United States is necessary in order to achieve 
operational control over such border, the Secretary may prohibit, in 
whole or in part, the entry of covered aliens at such border for such 
period of time as the Secretary determines is necessary for such 
purpose.

    (b) Required Suspension of Entry of Aliens.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
prohibit the entry of covered aliens for any period during which the 
Secretary cannot--

    (1) detain such covered aliens as required under 

section 235

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1225

    (b)

    (1)
        (B) ); or

    (2) place such covered aliens in a program consistent with 
 

section 235

    (b)

    (2)
            (C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
 U.S.C. 1225

    (b)

    (2)
            (C) ).
            (c) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.--The attorney general 
of a State, or other authorized State officer, alleging a violation of 
a subsection

    (b) that affects such State or its residents, may bring an 
action against the Secretary of Homeland Security on behalf of the 
residents of the State in an appropriate United States district court 
to obtain appropriate injunctive relief.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms have the 
 meanings given such terms in 

section 101 of the Immigration and 
 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).

    (2) The term ``covered alien'' means an alien seeking entry 
 to the United States who is inadmissible under 

section 212

    (a)

    (7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
 1182

    (a)

    (7) ).

    (3) The term ``operational control'' has the meaning given 
 such term in 

section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 
 U.S.C. 1701 note).
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