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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9731 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9731

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly 
 basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to 
      unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2024

Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Tony Gonzales of 
Texas, and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly 
 basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to 
      unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Special Interest Alien Reporting 
Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF THE 
              NUMBER OF SPECIAL INTEREST ALIENS ENCOUNTERED ATTEMPTING 
              TO UNLAWFULLY ENTER THE UNITED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the seventh day of each month, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall publish on a publicly available 
webpage of the Department of Homeland Security and submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a 
report on the total number, and an identification of the nationalities 
or countries of last habitual residence, of special interest aliens 
encountered by the Department attempting to unlawfully enter the United 
States during the immediately preceding month. Each such report shall 
also include the following:
            (1) Such number disaggregated by geographic regions of such 
        encounters.
            (2) Specifications relating to whether such encounters were 
        made at land, air, or sea ports of entry, between ports of 
        entry, or in the interior of the United States.
            (3) Identification of any such nationalities or countries 
        of last habitual residence that are covered nations.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Alien.--The term ``alien'' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
        U.S.C. 1101).
            (2) Covered nation.--The term ``covered nation'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, 
        United States Code.
            (3) Special interest alien.--The term ``special interest 
        alien'' means an alien who, based on an analysis of travel 
        patterns, potentially poses a national security risk to the 
        United States or its interests.
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