Bill · H.R. 4456· House(119-HR-4456)
Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act
- Introduced
- 7/16/2025
- Last activity
- 7/16/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Pramila Jayapal
- Cosponsors
- - 58 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Stop ICE from Kidnapping U.S. Citizens Act," aims to restrict how federal money is used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It specifically targets civil immigration enforcement activities. The legislation would prohibit the use of these funds to detain any United States citizen. Additionally, it would prevent the use of these funds to transport citizens outside of the United States.
Yes
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?+7
The bill protects citizens from unlawful detention and removal by federal agencies.
Does this change how police departments operate?+5
The bill implements restrictions on federal enforcement actions to prevent improper targeting of citizens.
The opposite
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-5
The bill acts as a check against domestic surveillance and detention of citizens by ICE.
Does this give the federal government more power?-3
The bill restricts the scope of federal enforcement power over U.S. citizens.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of U.S. Citizens from Detention: Under Section 2, subsection (1), the bill prevents the use of federal funds to detain a citizen of the United States, which ensures citizens are not held by ICE during civil immigration enforcement.
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Prevention of Citizen Removal: Under Section 2, subsection (2), the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to transport a citizen of the United States outside of the country, protecting citizens from being moved abroad.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-5
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+7Increases Federal Power-3
- 9/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/5/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/9/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 2/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/21/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/8/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/7/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/4/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 8/29/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 8/1/2025
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- 7/23/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/21/2025
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- 7/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/16/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 31 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Yassamin AnsariDemocrat · Arizona
Suzanne BonamiciDemocrat · Oregon
Julia BrownleyDemocrat · California
Nanette BarragánDemocrat · California
Becca BalintDemocrat · Vermont
Yvette ClarkeDemocrat · New York
André CarsonDemocrat · Indiana
Judy ChuDemocrat · California
Joaquin CastroDemocrat · Texas
Gilbert CisnerosDemocrat · California
Jasmine CrockettDemocrat · Texas
Greg CasarDemocrat · Texas
Danny DavisDemocrat · Illinois
Diana DeGetteDemocrat · Colorado
Madeleine DeanDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Maxine DexterDemocrat · Oregon
Veronica EscobarDemocrat · Texas
Lizzie FletcherDemocrat · Texas
Valerie FousheeDemocrat · North Carolina
John GaramendiDemocrat · California
Jesús GarcíaDemocrat · Illinois
Sylvia GarciaDemocrat · Texas
Daniel GoldmanDemocrat · New York
Steven HorsfordDemocrat · Nevada
Jared HuffmanDemocrat · California
Henry JohnsonDemocrat · Georgia
Ro KhannaDemocrat · California
Raja KrishnamoorthiDemocrat · Illinois
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat · California
Zoe LofgrenDemocrat · California
Ted LieuDemocrat · California
Summer LeeDemocrat · Pennsylvania
George LatimerDemocrat · New York
James McGovernDemocrat · Massachusetts
Gwen MooreDemocrat · Wisconsin
Robert MenendezDemocrat · New Jersey
LaMonica McIverDemocrat · New Jersey
Sarah McBrideDemocrat · Delaware
Jerrold NadlerDemocrat · New York
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Jamie RaskinDemocrat · Maryland
Delia RamirezDemocrat · Illinois
Emily RandallDemocrat · Washington
Janice SchakowskyDemocrat · Illinois
Marilyn StricklandDemocrat · Washington
Melanie StansburyDemocrat · New Mexico
Andrea SalinasDemocrat · Oregon
Lateefah SimonDemocrat · California
Paul TonkoDemocrat · New York
Rashida TlaibDemocrat · Michigan
Jill TokudaDemocrat · Hawaii
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan
Derek TranDemocrat · California
Nydia VelázquezDemocrat · New York
Juan VargasDemocrat · California
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia
Nikema WilliamsDemocrat · Georgia
Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocrat · New Jersey