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To amend section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an exception related to protected speech activities.
Summary
This bill repeals Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is a ground for removing noncitizens from the United States based on certain activities related to protected speech.
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Sponsor (1)
14 cosponsors
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Aug 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Aug 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 12, 2025
Ms. Ross (for herself, Ms. Balint, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Simon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. Foushee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend section 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an exception related to protected speech activities.
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 “Land of the Free Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION RELATED TO PROTECTED SPEECH ACTIVITIES.
Section 237(a)(4)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(C)) is repealed. <all>
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