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H.R. 1821 — HELD Act — Project Euthyna

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HELD Act

Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act or the HELD Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by a state or local subdivision that has in effect a law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes

a timely response to a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about an alien in state or local custody, including the alien's estimated release date; or compliance with a request from ICE to hold an alien for up to 48 hours so that ICE may assume custody.

Other titles

the names this measure carries besides the one at the top of this page, each with the record's own label for it. The collection includes titles given to parts of a bill as well as to the whole.

To deny Federal funding to any State or political subdivision of a State that has in effect any law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes a State or local law enforcement official from maintaining custody of an alien pursuant to an immigration detainer issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

HELD ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Help Ensure Legal Detainers ActShort Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

H.R. 1821·House·Bill·Crime and Law Enforcement

Rep. Ken Calvert(Republican-California-41)

Mar 4, 2025

IntroducedIntroduced in House

Mar 4, 2025

HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

Mar 4, 2025As introduced in the House

Plain-language summaries

Mar 4, 2025Introduced in House

Where it stands

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

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