Justice for Jocelyn Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Jocelyn Act
This bill limits Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) Alternatives to Detention program, which supervises non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) subject to removal who are released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Specifically, releases under this program are prohibited unless all detention beds are filled and DHS found no alternatives after exercising and exhausting all reasonable options.
The bill requires all individuals on ICE’s nondetained docket to be enrolled in the program and be subject to continuous GPS monitoring and curfew.
Further, the bill requires a non-U.S. national who was arrested and released to be removed in absentia if an immigration officer submits an affidavit to an immigration judge stating that the individual failed to comply with a condition of release.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 13, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Jan 13, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jan 13, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 355 | Justice for Jocelyn Act | Related bill | Jan 13, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2025Introduced in Senate
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