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H.R. 1821

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1821, the HELD Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 4, 2025 by Rep. Ken Calvert (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Mar 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1821 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb1821/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1821 IH: Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-04
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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. 1821  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 4, 2025   Mr. Calvert  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To deny Federal funding to any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes a State or local law enforcement official from maintaining custody of an alien pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the—
(1)
  Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act  ; or
(2)
  HELD Act  .
2.
Denial of Federal funding to States and units of local government that fail to respond to immigration detainers
(a)
In general
With respect to fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to assist any project or activity carried out by a State, or a political subdivision of a State, described in subsection (b).
(b)
States and political subdivisions described
A State, or political subdivision of a State, described in this subsection is any State, or political subdivision of a State, that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes State or local law enforcement officials from—
(1)
timely responding to an immigration notice issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security that requests information about an alien in State or local custody, including the alien’s estimated release date, in order that the Secretary may arrange to assume custody of the alien upon such release; or
(2)
maintaining custody of an alien for a period of up to 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security in order that the alien can be transferred to the custody of such Secretary to determine whether the alien should be detained, placed in removal proceedings, released, or removed.
(c)
Construction
A political subdivision of a State that is not ineligible under subsection (a) to receive Federal funds, but is part of a State or another unit of government that is so ineligible, may submit, notwithstanding any other provision of law, an application for direct receipt of any funds that the political subdivision otherwise only would receive through subgrant, allocation, or allotment made by the ineligible State or government unit.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-03-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  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 House Mar 4, 2025

hb1821/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/04/2025)

Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act or the HELD Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by a state or local subdivision that has in effect a law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes

  • a timely response to a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about an alien in state or local custody, including the alien's estimated release date; or
  • compliance with a request from ICE to hold an alien for up to 48 hours so that ICE may assume custody.

Sponsors

Rep. Ken Calvert (R) sponsors H.R. 1821 alone.

Ken Calvert

Rep. · R–CA-41 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 1821 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Mar 4, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1821 has taken 2 actions since Mar 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1821 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1821 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HELD Act — Display Title
  • HELD Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To deny Federal funding to any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes a State or local law enforcement official from maintaining custody of an alien pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1821 in 4 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 Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIO—Florida14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DENNIS SLOCUMB114

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS AFL-CIOINTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1821 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1821’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1821/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1821, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CALVERT:H.R. 1821.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 1 and clause 18.[Page H975]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com