H.R. 2942: Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-25 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Stop Catch and Release Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · 45 cosponsors

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David Schweikert (R-AZ), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2942.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2942 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114