[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1817 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1817

 To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to treat 
 inadmissible aliens more consistently regardless of their country of 
                  nationality, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 20, 2025

  Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to treat 
 inadmissible aliens more consistently regardless of their country of 
                  nationality, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Removal Expansion Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF ALIENS FOR ADMISSION.

    Section 235(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) by striking ``(other than an alien 
                        described in subparagraph (F))''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C) or 
                        212(a)(7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6) or 
                        (7) of section 212(a)'';
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``(other than an alien 
                        described in subparagraph (F))''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C) or 
                        212(a)(7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6) or 
                        (7) of section 212(a)''; and
                    (C) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) Application to certain other 
                        aliens.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may 
                        apply clauses (i) and (ii) to any alien who is 
                        inadmissible under paragraph (6) or (7) of 
                        section 212(a), without limitation. Such 
                        application shall be in the sole and 
                        unreviewable discretion of the Secretary and 
                        may be modified by the Secretary at any 
                        time.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place 
                such term appears and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland 
                Security''; and
                    (B) in clause (v), by striking ``a significant 
                possibility'' and inserting ``clear and convincing 
                evidence'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Attorney General'' 
        and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security'';
            (4) by striking subparagraph (F); and
            (5) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F).
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