S. 486 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 6, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires removal proceedings for revoked visas
This bill sets up a requirement that removal proceedings—the legal process for taking away someone's right to stay in the country—must start right away when a non-U.S. citizen's visa is revoked for security or related reasons. Instead of leaving it up to officials to decide whether to start these proceedings, the bill makes it mandatory.
How it affects you
If you're a U.S. citizen, this affects how immigration officials handle security situations involving foreign visitors and residents. If you're a non-U.S. citizen whose visa has been revoked on security grounds, you would automatically enter removal proceedings rather than having officials decide case-by-case whether to begin the process.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 6, 2025)
Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
This bill requires the immediate initiation of removal proceedings against a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) whose visa is revoked on security and related grounds.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 486
A BILL
Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) · Introduced Feb 6, 2025 · Immigration · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 6, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”