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STOP MADNESS Act

USA119th CongressS-363| Senate 
| Updated: 2/3/2025
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Jim Banks (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill, known as the "STOP MADNESS Act," aims to impose economic sanctions on foreign governments and persons involved in unlawful immigration into the United States. Specifically, it targets foreign governments that knowingly refuse or obstruct U.S. efforts to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the country. Additionally, it seeks to sanction foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States, declaring these actions a national emergency and a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy. The legislation grants the President authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to implement these sanctions, which include blocking and prohibiting transactions in property and interests in property of the targeted entities. The President is required to submit annual reports to Congress for seven years detailing actions taken, sanctions imposed, and any related national emergency declarations. The bill also includes provisions for a national security waiver , allowing the President to forgo sanctions if deemed in the U.S. national interest, and exceptions for intelligence and law enforcement activities.
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Timeline
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • February 3, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 3, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Immigration

STOP MADNESS Act

USA119th CongressS-363| Senate 
| Updated: 2/3/2025
This bill, known as the "STOP MADNESS Act," aims to impose economic sanctions on foreign governments and persons involved in unlawful immigration into the United States. Specifically, it targets foreign governments that knowingly refuse or obstruct U.S. efforts to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the country. Additionally, it seeks to sanction foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States, declaring these actions a national emergency and a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy. The legislation grants the President authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to implement these sanctions, which include blocking and prohibiting transactions in property and interests in property of the targeted entities. The President is required to submit annual reports to Congress for seven years detailing actions taken, sanctions imposed, and any related national emergency declarations. The bill also includes provisions for a national security waiver , allowing the President to forgo sanctions if deemed in the U.S. national interest, and exceptions for intelligence and law enforcement activities.
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Timeline
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • February 3, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 3, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Tim Scott

Tim Scott

Republican Senator

South Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Jim Banks (Republican)Tim Sheehy (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted