H.R. 275, Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025

June 13, 2025

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025

H.R. 275, Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on April 9, 2025
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2025	2025-2030	2025-2035
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		*	*	not estimated
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2036?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

H.R. 275 would require the Department of Homeland Security to publish, on a publicly available website, a monthly report on the number and nationalities of Special Interest Aliens encountered by the department during the previous month. Special Interest Aliens are non‑U.S. nationals who, based on an analysis of their travel patterns, potentially pose national security risks to the United States.

On the basis of information about similar reporting requirements, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office