Official Summaries

Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024 [sic]

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report every month on non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who attempt to unlawfully enter the United States and who potentially pose a national security risk. DHS must report on (1) the number of individuals, (2) the nationalities or countries of last residence of these individuals, and (3) the location of the encounters.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 275 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 275


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 27 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 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 2025''.

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OF THE 
              NUMBER OF SPECIAL INTEREST ALIENS ENCOUNTERED.

    (a) In General.--Not later than the seventh day of each month 
beginning with the first full month that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, 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 
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) Inclusion.--The first report required under subsection (a) 
shall also include the matters described in such subsection for the 
time period from January 20, 2021, through January 19, 2025.
    (c) 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(f)(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.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.