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HR 5717 117th Congress House Immigration

Stop the SURGE Act

Introduced: October 25, 2021 Introduced by: Norman, Ralph Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Oct 25, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Surge of Unsafe Rio Grande Encampments Act of 2021 or the Stop the SURGE Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to transfer certain aliens who enter the United States unlawfully to new ports of entry.

Specifically, if DHS encounters such an individual in certain Border Patrol sectors (generally the sectors covering Texas), DHS must immediately transfer the individual to new ports of entry established under this bill in specified locations, including Greenwich, Connecticut, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DHS may not exercise discretion to process such individuals in any location other than the ports of entry created under this bill.

These provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect on September 1, 2021.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3002 Identical bill Stop the SURGE Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5717: Stop the SURGE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5717/
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"H.R. 5717: Stop the SURGE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5717/.
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H.R. 5717, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5717/.
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