119 HR 3504 IH: Artemis Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3504IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 20, 2025Ms. Ansari (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an exception from expedited removal for certain countries concern.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Artemis Act of 2025.

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Exception from expedited removal for certain countries of particular concern or special watch list countries

Section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) is amended— (1)by striking subparagraph (F) each place it appears and inserting subparagraph (F) or (H); and (2)by adding at the end the following: (H)

Exception for country of concern

Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an alien who is a native or citizen of a country of concern or would be removed to such a country. For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term country of concern means a country designated by the Secretary of State to be a country of particular concern or is a special watch list country under section 402(b)(1)(A) International Religious Freedom Act of 1998..