SENATE 45115th CongressResolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
A resolution designating February 2017 as "American Heart Month" and February 3, 2017, as "National Wear Red Day".
- Last Action
- 2/10/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-05Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-05 (00)
Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being excluded, denied admission, deported, or removed.
The bill establishes:
- a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on three or more prior occasions; and
- a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following two or more prior convictions for illegal re-entry.
Cosponsors (16)
- David Perdue (R-GA)
- Charles Grassley (R-IA)
- Ron Johnson (R-WI)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
- Ben Sasse (R-NE)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Patrick Toomey (R-PA)
- PAT ROBERTS (R-KS)
- Luther Strange (R-AL)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Dean Heller (R-NV)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
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