I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4703 
To establish a system to track, record, and report all instances in which 
a United States citizen or individual lawfully admitted for permanent 
resident was, for the purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or 
removed by the Department of Homeland Security, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Ms. MCCLELLAN (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. FIELDS, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. 
LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. POCAN, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. SALI-
NAS, and Mr. JACKSON of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a system to track, record, and report all in-
stances in which a United States citizen or individual 
lawfully admitted for permanent resident was, for the 
purpose of immigration enforcement, detained or re-
moved by the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM TO TRACK, 
RECORD, AND REPORT ALL INSTANCES IN 
WHICH A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR INDI-
VIDUAL LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMA-
NENT RESIDENT WAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF 
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, DETAINED OR 
REMOVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY. 
(a) SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a stand-
ardized system to track, record, and report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress not less fre-
quently than quarterly all instances in which a 
United States citizen, individual lawfully admitted 
for permanent resident (LPR), or individual whose 
status as an individual lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence has been revoked for not more than 
30 days was, for the purpose of immigration enforce-
ment, detained in the custody of the Department of 
Homeland Security for not less than 24 hours or re-
moved by the Department. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The system established 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, to the 
greatest extent practicable, all instances in which a 
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citizen or other individual described in such para-
graph was, for the purpose of immigration enforce-
ment, apprehended and detained by another Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agency and trans-
ferred to the custody of the Department of Home-
land Security for detention of not less than 24 hours 
or removal, as the case may be. Such system shall, 
in particular, include information with respect to 
such instances regarding such a citizen or other in-
dividual who on the date of such removal was less 
than 18 years of age and was so removed alongside 
an individual who on such date was without lawful 
status under the immigration laws and was a parent 
or guardian of such citizen or other individual, as 
the case may be. 
(b) PROCESS
FOR PROOF
OF CITIZENSHIP.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in collabora-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall establish by rule 
a process for each United States citizen, or other indi-
vidual, detained, removed, or apprehended as described in 
subsection (a) to submit to the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity any information that indicates such individual is a 
United States citizen or lawfully admitted for permanent 
resident, as the case may be. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the following: 
(A) In the House of Representatives, the 
following: 
(i) The Committee on Homeland Se-
curity. 
(ii) The Committee on Judiciary. 
(iii) The Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform. 
(B) In the Senate, the following: 
(i) The Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs. 
(ii) The Committee on Judiciary. 
(2) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-
tion laws’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
(3) REMOVED.—The term ‘‘removed’’ means re-
patriated or otherwise transported from the United 
States to another country. 
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