Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/875

Official text excerpt

119 HR 875 IH: Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-31 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 31, 2025 Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Burlison , Mr. Downing , Mr. Gosar , Ms. Hageman , Ms. Mace , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Nehls , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Self , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Issa , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Harris of North Carolina , Mr. Feenstra , and Mr. Gill of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired are inadmissible and deportable. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to driving while intoxicated or impaired (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
 
 (J) Driving while intoxicated or impaired Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense for driving while intoxicated or impaired, as those terms are defined under the law of the jurisdiction where the conviction, offense, or acts constituting the essential elements of the offense occurred (including an offense for driving while under the influence of or impaired by alcohol or drugs), without regard to whether the conviction or offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(…

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