H.R. 630: Neighbors Not Enemies Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-22 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

federal

Official title

Neighbors Not Enemies Act

Plain summary

Neighbors Not Enemies Act This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Neighbors Not Enemies Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 67 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Mark Takano (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), J. Luis Correa (D-CA) and 7 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] reported raising $8.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Words on this page, explained (1)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr630.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr630 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills