US Congress House Bill 1645 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on March 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation or removal. Specifically, the bill establishes new offenses for unlawfully reentering and subsequently committing an act that results in injury to or death of another person. A violator is subject to a 10- or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term. Additionally, with respect to a defendant convicted of any illegal reentry offense, the bill prohibits the concurrent service of the federal sentence with a state sentence, and the reduction of the federal sentence by the amount of time spent in state prison.

Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 VOICES Act of 2019

Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Michael Cloud [R-TX]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]
Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-03-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-03-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1645/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1645/BILLS-116hr1645ih.pdf