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H.R. 2708

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2708, the Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Apr 8, 2025 by Rep. Troy Downing (R) with 36 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 8, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2708 has 36 co-sponsors.

hb2708/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2708 IH: Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2708  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 8, 2025   Mr. Downing  (for himself,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Mr. Dunn of Florida ,  Mr. Edwards ,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Gooden ,  Mr. Hunt ,  Mrs. Luna ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. McGuire ,  Mr. Messmer ,  Mr. Meuser ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Schmidt ,  Mr. Taylor , and  Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the detention of aliens who commit certain property crimes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025  .
2.
Detention of certain criminal aliens who commit certain property crimes
Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(E)(ii), by inserting  trespassing, vandalism, arson,  before  burglary ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  and  serious bodily injury   and inserting   serious bodily injury ,  trespassing ,  vandalism , and  arson  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the detention of aliens who commit certain property crimes.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Downing (R) sponsors H.R. 2708, and 36 members have co-sponsored it, 15 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2708 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Apr 8, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2708 has taken 2 actions since Apr 8, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 2708 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2708 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Safeguarding American Property Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the detention of aliens who commit certain property crimes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 2708 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOE CHATHAM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM2025 second_quarter$48.3K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2708 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2708’s is Immigration.

hr2708/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com