119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 23, 2025
REMOVE Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Nov 20, 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jul 23, 2025)
Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade Act or the REMOVE Act
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete removal proceedings in immigration court not later than 15 days after commencement. Further, after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement files with an immigration court a notice to appear that has been served to an individual, DOJ must commence removal proceedings as promptly as possible.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Border security and unlawful immigration · Detention of persons · Immigration status and procedures
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NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC) · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER (NILC)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rable and must be pursued together; - the BOWOW Act, H.R. 4638, providing new grounds of removability that could be discriminatorily applied; - the REMOVE Act, H.R. 4711, requiring immigration court proceedings be completed within 15 days; - the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, H.R. 176, imposing entry bans lea…
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