{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-275","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 275","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish on a monthly basis the number of special interest aliens encountered attempting to unlawfully enter the United States, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-01-09","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-06-26","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h184","question":"On Passage","title":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act","result":"Passed","yea":231,"nay":182,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll184.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","date":"2025-06-27"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-01-09","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2024 [sic]"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report every month on non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who attempt to unlawfully enter the United States and who potentially pose a national security risk. DHS must report on (1) the number of individuals, (2) the nationalities or countries of last residence of these individuals, and (3) the location of the encounters."}],"words":71},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish a monthly report on the number and nationalities of special interest aliens, meaning aliens who potentially pose a national security risk based on travel patterns, encountered by the Department of Homeland Security.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}]},"core_areas":["Monthly Department of Homeland Security reporting on encounters with special interest aliens"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish a report by the seventh day of each month on the total number of special interest aliens the Department encountered in the preceding month, and their nationalities or countries of last habitual residence.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}},{"text":"Requires each report to be posted on a publicly available Department of Homeland Security webpage and submitted to the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}},{"text":"Requires each report to break the number down by geographic region of the encounters and to state whether encounters occurred at land, air or sea ports of entry, between ports of entry, or in the interior of the United States.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}},{"text":"Requires each report to identify any listed nationalities or countries of last habitual residence that are covered nations, as defined in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}},{"text":"Requires the first report to also cover the period from January 20, 2021, through January 19, 2025.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}},{"text":"Defines a special interest alien as an alien who, based on an analysis of travel patterns, potentially poses a national security risk to the United States or its interests.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh#H9DA7754BDD1F4F86A3E55B8E3D7886AB"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-06-26","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/275/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-275.png","v":"fea29dc1823c","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 275, 119th Congress: Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025. House: 231 Yea, 182 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 26 Jun 2025."}}