Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486

Official text excerpt

119 HR 3486 IH: Stop Illegal Entry Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-05-19 
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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. 3486 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2025 Mrs. Bice (for herself, Mr. Knott , Mr. Zinke , and Mr. Schmidt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title 
 This Act may be cited as the Stop Illegal Entry Act . 
 2. Commission of crimes by aliens unlawfully present in the United States Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1325 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking 2 years and inserting 5 years ; and 
 (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Any alien— 
 (1) who— (A) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers, 
 (B) eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers, or (C) attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact, and 
 (2) thereafter is convicted of any crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment, may be fined under title 18, United States Code, and shall be imprisoned not less than 5 years and may be imprisoned for any term of years or for life. . 3. Increased penalties for reentry of removed alien Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1326 ) is amended— 
 (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: 
 
 (a) In general Subject to subsections (b) and (c), any alien who— (1) has …

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