Elon Musk is backing a bill by Rep. Nancy Mace to deport migrants convicted of sex crimes (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Because it was not taken up by the formerly Democrat-controlled Senate, however, Mace introduced the bill again on Friday to start the process again in the new 119th Congress.
"Let’s get it passed through both chambers of Congress this go around," Mace wrote on social media over the weekend.
Two sources told Fox News Digital that House GOP leaders intend to hold another vote on it next week, which would come just days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration.
It’s one of several border security and other conservative policy bills introduced by House Republicans on Friday — the first day of the 119th Congress.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never took up the bill. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
In addition to Mace bringing her bill back, Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Mike Collins, R-Ga., also reintroduced their own legislation that passed the House last year but did not see a Senate vote.
Roy introduced a bill mandating proof of citizenship in the voter registration process, while Collins is leading legislation to direct federal immigration authorities to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft-related crimes, such as shoplifting, as defined by state and local law.
The latter bill is expected to be up for another House vote this week.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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