119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3984


To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain exceptions with respect to the inspection of applicants for admission.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 12, 2025

Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Gill of Texas, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Steube) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove certain exceptions with respect to the inspection of applicants for admission.

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 “Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 2025”.

SEC. 2. Inspection of Applicants for Admission.

Section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) is amended in—

(1) in subparagraph (A)—

(A) in clause (i)—

(i) by striking “(other than an alien described in subparagraph (F))”; and

(ii) by striking “under section 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7),” and inserting “under section 212”;

(B) in clause (ii)—

(i) by striking “(other than an alien described in subparagraph (F))”; and

(ii) by striking “under section 212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7)” and inserting “under section 212”; and

(C) in clause (iii)(II)—

(i) by striking “who is not described in subparagraph (F),”; and

(ii) by striking “, and who has not affirmatively shown, to the satisfaction of an immigration officer, that the alien has been physically present in the United States continuously for the 2-year period immediately prior to the date of the determination of inadmissibility under this subparagraph”;

(2) by striking subparagraph (F); and

(3) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F).