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H.R. 1953
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1953, the Deportation Compliance Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Chip Roy (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Record
Text
H.R. 1953 has 14 co-sponsors.
hb1953/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 1953 IH: Deportation Compliance ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-03-06text/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. 1953 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2025 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Nehls , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Rose , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Massie , Mr. Perry , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Babin , Mr. Biggs of Arizona , and Mr. Cloud ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILLTo prohibit foreign assistance to countries that deny or delay accepting aliens as described in section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Deportation Compliance Act .2.Prohibition on foreign assistance to certain countriesNo Federal funds may be made available to provide foreign assistance to any country—(1)with respect to which the Secretary of State has exercised the authority of section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(d) ; relating to discontinuing granting visas to nationals of countries denying or delaying accepting aliens) for a period of 180 days; and(2)as of the end of such period, that continues to deny or unreasonably delay accepting aliens who are citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of that country, as described in section 243(d) of such Act with respect to which the Secretary exercised the authority of such section.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-03-06
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To prohibit foreign assistance to countries that deny or delay accepting aliens as described in section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Sponsors
Rep. Chip Roy (R) sponsors H.R. 1953, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–TX-21 · Sponsor
Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Rep. · R–TX-36 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-27 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–KY-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-22 · Co-sponsor
Joined Mar 6, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 1953 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.
Actions
H.R. 1953 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 6, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Mar 6, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee |
Votes
H.R. 1953 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 1953 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Deportation Compliance Act — Display Title
- Deportation Compliance Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To prohibit foreign assistance to countries that deny or delay accepting aliens as described in section 243 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1953 in 2 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 Immigration.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOE CHATHAM | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JULIE KIRCHNER | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 2025 second_quarter | $54.4K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM | 2025 first_quarter | $54.4K | 1st Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1953 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1953’s is Immigration.
hr1953/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com