Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act

Bill: 119-hr-4456
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2025-07-16
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: 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 BILL 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.

1. Short title This 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 Enforcement Notwithstanding 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.