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HR 2942 114th Congress House

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and is arrested for certain criminal offenses.

Introduced: July 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

This legislation amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for inadmissible or deportable crimes.

The bill transfers release authority from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS may release the alien to an appropriate authority for proceedings related to the arrest, but DHS must resume custody for any period that the alien is not in custody of the appropriate authority. If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, then DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed.

DHS must complete the removal proceedings within 90 days.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1752 Related bill Criminal Alien Deportation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 14
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jun 14, 2016
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Apr 13, 2016
Messer, Luke
· Jul 29, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 28, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 21, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 15, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 15, 2015
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jul 15, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 9, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 7, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 7, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Jun 25, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 25, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 25, 2015
McSally, Martha
· Jun 25, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jun 25, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Jun 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2942: Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2942/
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"H.R. 2942: Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2942/.
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H.R. 2942, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2942/.
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