H.R. 4959: Land of the Free Act of 2025
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Aug. 12, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (Aug. 12, 2025)
Land of the Free Act of 2025
This bill repeals 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)(C) that renders aliens deportable if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe their actions or presence would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.
Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA-12) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC-4) (Aug. 12, 2025)
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (Aug. 15, 2025)
Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA-6) (Sept. 2, 2025)
Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (Sept. 3, 2025)