Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 9, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes.
The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, then DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.
DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 14, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jul 7, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Curt Clawson | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Apr 13, 2016 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jun 14, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2015 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 9, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 103, June 25, 2015, page H4773.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1752 | Criminal Alien Deportation Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
