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H.R. 551

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Summary

H.R. 551, the Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2025 by Rep. Roger Williams (R) with 39 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 551 has 39 co-sponsors.

hb551/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 551 IH: Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-16
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 Pursuant 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. 551  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2025   Mr. Williams of Texas  (for himself,  Mr. Gimenez ,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona ,  Mr. Ellzey ,  Ms. Van Duyne ,  Mr. Bergman ,  Mr. Owens ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mrs. Houchin ,  Mr. Self ,  Mr. Wied ,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Brecheen ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Hunt ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Balderson ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Lawler ,  Mr. Rogers of Kentucky ,  Mr. Yakym ,  Mr. Loudermilk ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland ,  Mr. Babin ,  Mr. Fallon ,  Ms. Foxx ,  Mr. Finstad ,  Ms. Perez ,  Mr. Alford ,  Mr. Moore of Alabama , and  Mr. Schmidt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025  .
2.
Mandatory implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols
Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking  may  and inserting  shall .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 16, 2025

hb551/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/16/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Roger Williams (R) sponsors H.R. 551, and 39 members have co-sponsored it, 32 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 551 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 16, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 551 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 551 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 551, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 551 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 551 in 4 quarterly filings, 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Fuel/Gas/Oil.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AKASH CHOUGULE114
ANDREW KORST114
BRENT GARDNER114
DANIEL TILLSON114
FAITH BURNS114
HELDER TOSTE114
KATELYN BLEDSOE114
KELLY MERKEL114
LAUREN STEWART114
MATTHEW KEENAN114
MATTHEW SILVER114
MEGAN BAILEY114
MICHAEL DINGELL114
MICHAEL NUDO114
THOMAS FLETCHER114
WILLIAM BURGER114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$305K1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 551 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 551’s is Immigration.

hr551/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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