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H.R. 4456
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 4456, the Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) with 58 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Record
Text
H.R. 4456 has 58 co-sponsors.
hr4456/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 4456 IH: Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-07-16text/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. 4456 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Ansari , Ms. Balint , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Carson , Mr. Casar , Ms. Chu , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Dexter , Ms. Escobar , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nadler , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Ramirez , Ms. Randall , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Simon , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Ms. Garcia of Texas , and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILLTo provide that no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws, to detain United States citizens or transport such citizens outside the United States, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act .2.Limitation on use of funds by U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementNotwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 )), to—(1)detain a citizen of the United States; or(2)transport a citizen of the United States outside of the United States.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-07-16
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
To provide that no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws, to detain United States citizens or transport such citizens outside the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) sponsors H.R. 4456, and 58 members have co-sponsored it, 31 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–WA-7 · Sponsor
Introduced Jul 16, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–AZ-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VT-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-44 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–TX-35 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CA-28 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–TX-30 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–IL-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 16, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 4456 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.
Actions
H.R. 4456 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 16, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Jul 16, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee |
Votes
H.R. 4456 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 4456 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act — Display Title
- Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To provide that no Federal funds made available to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be used, in carrying out any civil immigration enforcement activities under the immigration laws, to detain United States citizens or transport such citizens outside the United States, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4456 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4456’s is Immigration.
hr4456/policy-areas.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4456, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JAYAPAL:H.R. 4456.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 4 provides Congress with thepower to establish a ``uniform rule of Naturalization.''[Page H3368]
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