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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2837 
To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose 
mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the 
United States after having been removed, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2009 
Mr. ISSA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect 
to aliens who reenter the United States after having 
been removed, and for other purposes. 
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 the ‘‘Criminal Alien Ac-
countability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MANDATORY SENTENCING RANGES RELATED TO 
REENTRY BY REMOVED ALIEN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows: 
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(1) The security of the United States is depend-
ent on the Nation’s ability to regulate the immigra-
tion of aliens into the United States. 
(2) Removal from the United States of certain 
criminal aliens is necessary, and the unauthorized 
reentry of those aliens constitutes a threat to the 
people of the United States. 
(3) The Congress should deter such reentry by 
specifying mandatory sentencing ranges for these 
crimes. 
(b) MANDATORY SENTENCING RANGES FOR REEN-
TERING ALIENS.—Section 276 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following 
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘imprisoned not more 
than 2 years,’’ and insert ‘‘imprisoned for a term of 
not less than 1 year and not more than 2 years,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘impris-
oned not more than 10 years,’’ and insert ‘‘im-
prisoned for a term of not less than 5 years and 
not more than 10 years,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘impris-
oned not more than 20 years,’’ and insert ‘‘im-
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prisoned for a term of not less than 10 years 
and not more than 20 years,’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘impris-
oned for not more than 10 years,’’ and insert 
‘‘imprisoned for a term of not less than 5 years 
and not more than 10 years,’’. 
(c) MANDATORY SENTENCING RANGES FOR PERSONS 
AIDING OR ASSISTING CERTAIN REENTERING ALIENS.— 
Section 277 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1327) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Any person’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Subject to subsection (b), any person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) Any person who knowingly aids or assists any 
alien violating section 276(b) to reenter the United States, 
or who connives or conspires with any person or persons 
to allow, procure, or permit any such alien to reenter the 
United States, shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, or imprisoned for a term imposed under paragraph 
(2), or both. 
‘‘(2) The term of imprisonment imposed under para-
graph (1) shall be within the range to which the reentering 
alien is subject under section 276(b).’’. 
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