I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3004 
To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
reentry of removed aliens. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mr. SESSIONS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act relating to reentry of removed aliens. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Kate’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. ILLEGAL REENTRY. 
Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘REENTRY OF REMOVED ALIEN 
‘‘SEC. 276. (a) REENTRY AFTER REMOVAL.—Any 
alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, 
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or removed, or who has departed the United States while 
an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is out-
standing, and subsequently enters, attempts to enter, 
crosses the border to, attempts to cross the border to, or 
is at any time found in the United States, shall be fined 
under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more 
than 2 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) REENTRY
OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS.—Not-
withstanding the penalty provided in subsection (a), if an 
alien described in that subsection was convicted before 
such removal or departure— 
‘‘(1) for 3 or more misdemeanors or for a fel-
ony, the alien shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or 
both; 
‘‘(2) for a felony for which the alien was sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
30 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, 
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both; 
‘‘(3) for a felony for which the alien was sen-
tenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 
60 months, the alien shall be fined under such title, 
imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; or 
‘‘(4) for murder, rape, kidnapping, or a felony 
offense described in chapter 77 (relating to peonage 
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and slavery) or 113B (relating to terrorism) of such 
title, or for 3 or more felonies of any kind, the alien 
shall be fined under such title, imprisoned not more 
than 25 years, or both. 
‘‘(c) REENTRY AFTER REPEATED REMOVAL.—Any 
alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported, 
or removed 3 or more times and thereafter enters, at-
tempts to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross 
the border to, or is at any time found in the United States, 
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(d) PROOF
OF PRIOR CONVICTIONS.—The prior 
convictions described in subsection (b) are elements of the 
crimes described, and the penalties in that subsection shall 
apply only in cases in which the conviction or convictions 
that form the basis for the additional penalty are— 
‘‘(1) alleged in the indictment or information; 
and 
‘‘(2) proven beyond a reasonable doubt at trial 
or admitted by the defendant. 
‘‘(e) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.—It shall be an af-
firmative defense to a violation of this section that— 
‘‘(1) prior to the alleged violation, the alien had 
sought and received the express consent of the Sec-
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retary of Homeland Security to reapply for admis-
sion into the United States; or 
‘‘(2) with respect to an alien previously denied 
admission and removed, the alien— 
‘‘(A) was not required to obtain such ad-
vance consent under the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act or any prior Act; and 
‘‘(B) had complied with all other laws and 
regulations governing the alien’s admission into 
the United States. 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON COLLATERAL ATTACK ON UN-
DERLYING REMOVAL ORDER.—In a criminal proceeding 
under this section, an alien may not challenge the validity 
of any prior removal order concerning the alien. 
‘‘(g) REENTRY OF ALIEN REMOVED PRIOR TO COM-
PLETION OF TERM OF IMPRISONMENT.—Any alien re-
moved pursuant to section 241(a)(4) who enters, attempts 
to enter, crosses the border to, attempts to cross the bor-
der to, or is at any time found in, the United States shall 
be incarcerated for the remainder of the sentence of im-
prisonment which was pending at the time of deportation 
without any reduction for parole or supervised release un-
less the alien affirmatively demonstrates that the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security has expressly consented to 
the alien’s reentry. Such alien shall be subject to such 
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