HR 1821

HELD Act

Summary

Help Ensure Legal Detainers Act or the HELD Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds by a state or local subdivision that has in effect a law, policy, or procedure that prevents or impedes a timely response to a request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for information about an alien in state or local custody, including the alien's estimated release date; or compliance with a request from ICE to hold an alien for up to 48 hours so that ICE may assume custody.

Bill status

Status: In committee
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA-41]
Cosponsors: 0
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Introduced: 2025-03-04
Latest action: 2025-03-04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Committee referrals

Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-04

Recent actions

2025-03-04: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-03-04: Introduced in House
2025-03-04: Introduced in House