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HR 45 117th Congress House

Grant’s Law

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: January 4, 2021 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative remediesBorder security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsImmigration status and procedures
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grant's Law

This bill requires the Department of Justice to detain any alien found to be unlawfully present in the United States and arrested for various crimes that would render the alien deportable or inadmissible.

The Department of Homeland Security (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 such authority's custody.

If the alien is not convicted of crimes for which the alien was arrested, DHS must continue to detain the alien until removal proceedings are completed. DHS must complete such removal proceedings within 90 days.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 45: Grant’s Law. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-45/
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"H.R. 45: Grant’s Law." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-45/.
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H.R. 45, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-45/.
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