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HR 6495 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Border security and unlawful immigration Immigration status and procedures

Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022

Introduced: January 25, 2022 Introduced by: Malliotakis, Nicole Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Jan 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Doesn't Fly Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the use of warrants for the arrest, removal, or deportation of an alien as proof of identity at an airport security checkpoint unless the alien is being removed from the United States pursuant to immigration laws.

What's happening now January 26, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3568 Related bill Prohibiting the Use of Arrest Warrants for Identification at Security Checkpoints Act of 2022
  • S 3536 Identical bill Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Republican 21
Zeldin, Lee
· Mar 2, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 7, 2022
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Feb 7, 2022
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Obernolte, Jay
California · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 2, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Feb 2, 2022
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Feb 2, 2022
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 2, 2022
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 1, 2022
UPTON, FRED
· Feb 1, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Feb 1, 2022
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jan 25, 2022
Cawthorn, Madison
· Jan 25, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Jan 25, 2022
Gibbs, Bob
· Jan 25, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Jan 25, 2022
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jan 25, 2022
Jacobs, Chris
· Jan 25, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 25, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jan 25, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6495: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6495/
MLA
"H.R. 6495: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6495/.
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H.R. 6495, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6495/.
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[H.R. 6495: Crime Doesn’t Fly Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6495/)
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