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H.R. 273
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 273, the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Brandon Gill (R) with 110 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Record
Text
H.R. 273 has 110 co-sponsors.
hb273/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 273 IH: Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-01-09text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 273 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Gill of Texas (for himself, Ms. Mace , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Ms. Malliotakis , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Wied , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Crane , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Self , Mr. Hudson , Mrs. Houchin , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Mills , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Messmer , Mr. Downing , Mr. McGuire , Mr. Pfluger , Mr. Perry , Mr. Harris of Maryland , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Fry , Mr. Babin , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Begich , Mr. Harris of North Carolina , Mr. Evans of Colorado , Mr. Harrigan , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Norman , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Barrett , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona , Mr. Moran , Mr. Hunt , Mr. Guest , Mr. Bean of Florida , Ms. Foxx , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Bost , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Collins , Mr. Estes , Mr. Alford , Mr. Clyde , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Ciscomani , Mrs. Fischbach , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Carter of Georgia , and Mr. McDowell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILLTo direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 .2.Migrant Protection ProtocolsNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement the Migrant Protection Protocols in accordance with the memorandum of Secretary of Homeland Security Nielsen entitled Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols , dated January 25, 2019.
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-01-09
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
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Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025
hb273/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (01/09/2025)
Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols as outlined in the January 25, 2019, memo titled Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
(The protocols generally required aliens who are not clearly admissible, including those seeking asylum, arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border to be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. On January 21, 2021, DHS stopped applying the protocols to newly-arrived individuals.)
Sponsors
Rep. Brandon Gill (R) sponsors H.R. 273, and 110 members have co-sponsored it, 84 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025

Rep. · R–AL-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–MO-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-19 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-36 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–OH-12 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–MI-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AK-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 9, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 273 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.
Actions
H.R. 273 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 9, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jan 9, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee |
Votes
H.R. 273 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 273 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.
- REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 — Display Title
- REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 273 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Agriculture, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Constitution, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL ROGENMOSER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SARAH URSPRUNG FELDPAUSCH) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA | 2025 first_quarter | $100K | 1st Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 273 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 273’s is Immigration.
hr273/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 273, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GILL of Texas:H.R. 273.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H92]
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