HR1837-119

Introduced

To require aliens seeking admission to the United States as nonimmigrants to pay a bond or cash payment and to impose penalties on such aliens who fail to timely depart the United States, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 4, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require aliens seeking admission to the United States as nonimmigrants to pay a bond or cash payment and to impose penalties on such aliens who fail to timely depart the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Transportation, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H451057D3040A4ACF8FF6E595A464DF4D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Timely Departure Act.
  • Section HEB65EEA00FD84015BD3E3D6355B25F09: 2. Visa overstay bonds and penalties In this Act: A term used in this section that is used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning given such term in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require aliens seeking admission to the United States as nonimmigrants to pay a bond or cash payment and to impose penalties on such aliens who fail to timely depart the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Transportation, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require aliens seeking admission to the United States as nonimmigrants to pay a bond or cash payment and to impose penalties on such aliens who fail to timely depart the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Transportation Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 4, 2025

Mr. Onder (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Nehls, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Transportation Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

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