Emergency Responder Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5603 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5603 To limit the authority immigration officers have at protected emergency response locations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Ms. Randall (for herself, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Cisneros, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Garcia of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To limit the authority immigration officers have at protected emergency response locations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Responder Protection Act''. SEC. 2. POWERS OF IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AT PROTECTED EMERGENCY RESPONSE LOCATIONS. (a) In General.--Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i)(1)(A) An enforcement action may not take place at, be focused on, or occur within, 1,000 feet of a protected emergency response location, except under exigent circumstances. ``(B) If an immigration enforcement action is taking place under exigent circumstances, and the exigent circumstances permitting the enforcement action cease, the enforcement action shall be discontinued until such exigent circumstances reemerge. ``(C) If an individual referred to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) is not certain as to whether exigent circumstances exist, the individual shall cease the enforcement action immediately, consult with their supervisor in real time as to the existence of exigent circumstances, and shall not continue the enforcement acti