H.R. 875 · 119th Congress

Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 31, 2025 by Barry Moore (R-AL-1). 23 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jun 27, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 31, 2025
Cosponsors
23
0 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable.

Subjects

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Immigration status and procedures

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Jun 26, 2025). Public domain.

Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025

This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual.

The bar to admission shall apply to an individual who has been convicted of the offense or has admitted to having committed the acts which constitute the elements of the offense. As a ground for deportability, the individual must have been convicted of the offense.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Barry MooreR-AL-1Sponsor

Republicans · 23

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Jun 26, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 246–160

History

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  1. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 31, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Mar 21, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-30.
  7. Mar 21, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-30.
  8. Mar 21, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
  9. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 530 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, H.R. 875 and H. Res. 516. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3944 under a structured rule and H.R. 275, H.R. 875, and H.Res. 516 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, and H.R. 875.
  10. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 530. (consideration: CR H2984-2989)
  11. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, H.R. 875 and H. Res. 516. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3944 under a structured rule and H.R. 275, H.R. 875, and H.Res. 516 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3944, H.R. 275, and H.R. 875.
  12. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 875.
  13. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Jun 26, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 875, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  15. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2993-2994)
  16. Jun 26, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 160 (Roll no. 183). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2984-2985)House · Roll call 183
  17. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 160 (Roll no. 183). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2984-2985)House · Roll call 183
  18. Jun 26, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jun 27, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  2. Federation for American Immigration Reform1 report
    $29.5K reported (all issues)
  3. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund1 report

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.