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REMOVE Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the timely completion of all removal proceedings.

Introduced Jul 23, 2025

Latest action (Nov 20, 2025) Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Legislative subjects (3)
Border security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and procedures

Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to accelerate removal proceedings for certain aliens. The bill requires the Attorney General to commence removal proceedings as promptly as possible after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement files a Notice to Appear, and to do so expeditiously if the alien has been convicted of a deportable offense. Most significantly, the bill requires that all immigration court proceedings for these aliens must be completed within 15 days after they are commenced. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to take all necessary actions, including promulgating regulations and issuing guidance, to meet this 15-day deadline.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Troy E. Nehls’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • HERZOG CONTRACTING CORP. $19,800
  • KBR BUILDERS $10,000
  • HERZOG $9,900
  • CLEAR PAVE $9,800
  • NULL $7,302

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Troy E. Nehls → · Outside spending →

Actions (5)
  1. Nov 20, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9. · house
  2. Nov 20, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Nov 18, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  4. Jul 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  5. Jul 23, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026. (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4371 — Kayla Hamilton Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 3486 — Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1977 — Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade (REMOVE) Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1968 — Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 29 — Laken Riley Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 116 — Stopping Border Surges Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 134 — Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 5713 — Expedited Removal of Criminal Aliens Act · Introduced Mar 18, 2026 · Cong. 119 75%
  • S 3645 — Deportation Acceleration Act · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%
  • S 486 — Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HR 7664 — State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act · Introduced Feb 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 70%
  • HRES 1414 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1589) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 6057 — Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2025 · Introduced Nov 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 23, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 23, 2025

Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, and Mr. Gill of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the timely completion of all removal proceedings.

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 “Rapid Expulsion of Migrant Offenders who Violate and Evade Act” or the “REMOVE Act”.

SEC. 2. TIMELY REMOVAL OF ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED.

Section 239(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(d)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

“(1) The Attorney General shall commence removal proceedings as promptly as possible after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement files, with the immigration court, a Notice to Appear that has been served on an alien. If such alien was convicted of an offense making the alien deportable under section 237(a), the Attorney General shall commence any removal proceeding with respect to such alien as expeditiously as possible after the date on which such alien was convicted of such offense.

“(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 208(d)(5)(A), the Attorney General shall take all actions, including promulgating relevant regulations, issuing relevant guidance, and any other relevant actions, to ensure all immigration court proceedings with respect to an alien referred to in paragraph (1) are completed not later than 15 days after they are commenced.”. <all>

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