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S. 486

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 486, the Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 6, 2025 by Sen. Mike Lee (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 486 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb486/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S486 IS: Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-06
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 486  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025   Mr. Lee  (for himself,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Hawley ,  Mr. Cassidy , and  Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related grounds.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act  .
2.
Mandatory initiation of removal proceedings for aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related grounds
Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1201(i) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  After the issuance  and inserting the following:
Visa revocation .—
(1)
In general
After
 ;
(2)
by striking  his discretion  and inserting  in the discretion of the Secretary ;
(3)
by striking  Attorney General  and inserting  Secretary of Homeland Security ;
(4)
by striking  issuance:  Provided,  That carriers  and inserting the following:
issuance.
(2)
Exception
Carriers
 ; and
(5)
by striking  There shall be no means  and inserting the following:
(3)
Mandatory removal proceedings
If the visa of an alien is revoked pursuant to paragraph (1) as a result of a ground for removal described in section 237(a)(4), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall immediately initiate removal proceedings for such alien in accordance with section 236A.
(4)
Judicial review
There shall be no means
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-06
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 6, 2025

sb486/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/06/2025)

Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act

This bill requires the immediate initiation of removal proceedings against a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) whose visa is revoked on security and related grounds.

Sponsors

Sen. Mike Lee (R) sponsors S. 486, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 486 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 6, 2025

Actions

S. 486 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 6, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 6, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 486 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 486 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act — Display Title
  • Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to immediately initiate removal proceedings for aliens whose visas are revoked on security or related grounds. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 15 registered lobbyists who named S. 486 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Agriculture, Animals, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ISSUE ONE—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ISSUE ONE11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AMERICA FITZPATRICK111
ANISHA SHARMA111
BENJAMIN NEIKRIE111
DARIEN DAVIS111
DAVID SHADBURN111
DOUGLAS LINDNER111
ELIANA KOSOVA111
ELIZABETH DUNCAN111
FRANCESCA GOVERNALI111
JESPER VAN DEN BERGH111
LEAH DONAHEY111
MADELEINE FOOTE111
MATTHEW DAVIS111
SARA CHIEFFO111
SARA FONTES111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2026 second_quarter$230K2nd Quarter - Report
ISSUE ONEISSUE ONE2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 486 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 486’s is Immigration.

s486/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com