Immigration officials would have to try detention first before using community supervision. People not detained would face GPS tracking, a nightly curfew, and faster removal if they break release rules.
Modern Action explains what the legislation does, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.
Justice for Jocelyn Act is a House bill committee Action. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Latest action on H.R. 355: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects noncitizens with immigration cases who are not held in detention. They would face GPS tracking, a nightly curfew, and stricter release rules. It also affects immigration officers, immigration judges, and the Department of Homeland Security. They would have to apply the new detention-first rule and use the new removal process when a release rule is broken.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it would make immigration supervision outside detention much stricter. More people could be held in detention before community supervision is allowed. People who are not detained would live under GPS tracking and a fixed curfew. The bill could help officials keep track of people with pending cases. It could also create problems for work, caregiving, health care, privacy, and fair hearings when facts are disputed.
You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.
Keep acting on Modern Action
Compare the broader issue and related bills without leaving Modern Action.
Officially: Justice for Jocelyn Act
Immigration officials would have to try detention first before using community supervision. People not detained would face GPS tracking, a nightly curfew, and faster removal if they break release rules.
Use this page to support, oppose, or ask Congress to amend HR355. Modern Action explains what the bill does, helps identify the right senators or representative, and drafts a bill-specific message you can edit and send.
Where it stands
Sitting in House Committee
No vote scheduled. Constituent contact is what moves bills out of committee.
↓ Why your message matters here
This bill is sitting in committee with no scheduled vote — which means a small number of constituent messages can decide whether it moves forward or quietly dies.
Enter your ZIP to see how your senators and member of Congress have voted, sponsored, or spoken on this bill.
Where this bill is in the process
Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
Under House committee consideration
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (1/13/2025)
House Floor Vote
Voted on by House
Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
Approved by both House and Senate
Signed into Law
Signed by the President
For more detail
Choose one clear position: support, oppose, or amend. Then pick any reasons or personal context you want included. Modern Action uses that input and the bill context to draft a message you can edit and send.
Congressional offices prioritize messages from their own constituents. Modern Action uses your address to route the drafted message to your House representative when that is the most relevant target for this bill.
The draft includes the bill number, your position, the reasons you selected, any personal context you added, and a direct ask such as voting yes, voting no, cosponsoring, opposing, or seeking changes. You stay in control because you can edit the message before sending.
This page gives you an opportunity to support, oppose, or ask for changes to Justice for Jocelyn Act, then contact the elected officials who can act. Modern Action drafts the message from your position and the reasons you select.
Modern Action keeps the action tied to the bill itself: what it does, where it is in the process (Committee Action), which office can still act, and what ask belongs in the message.
You are not starting from a blank form. Modern Action drafts the message around HR355, your stance, and the reasons you choose, then lets you edit and send when ready.
