# 119-hr-551: Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025

119-hr-551, Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-551
- Congress: 119
- Title: Make the Migrant Protection Protocols Mandatory Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Makes the Migrant Protection Protocols mandatory.** The bill would replace "may" with "shall" in 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C) to convert MPP from a discretionary policy into a statutory requirement that the entity named under that subsection must carry out MPP, and it does so without adding funding, eligibility criteria, geographic or demographic targets, phase-ins, sunsets, definitions, oversight, or enforcement mechanisms.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Mandatory return-to-wait policy for migrants: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would require immigration officials to use the Migrant Protection Protocols whenever legal conditions apply. This means some people seeking to enter the U.S. would be sent to wait in a neighboring country during their cases. Agencies would no longer have discretion to skip thi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-551 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/551)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-551 (as of 2026-09-16).