I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 563 
To vacate further proceedings in the prosecution of certain named persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 18, 2007 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. POE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. 
TANCREDO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. GOODE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, 
Mr. HERGER, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, 
Mr. CARTER, Mr. PORTER, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. GER-
LACH, Mr. MICA, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. SESSIONS, 
Mr. CANTOR, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. WALSH of New York, Mr. 
TERRY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. WELDON of Flor-
ida, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. KIRK, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. RENZI, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BAKER, Mr. PE-
TERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. CANNON, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. 
SHADEGG, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GILCHREST, Mr. HAYES, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. ROGERS of Ken-
tucky, Mr. DAVID DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. 
GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. 
WHITFIELD, 
Mr. 
LATOURETTE, 
Mr. 
YOUNG
of 
Florida, 
Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. WILSON
of South Carolina, Mr. 
MCKEON, Mr. AKIN, Mr. KINGSTON, and Mr. TIAHRT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To vacate further proceedings in the prosecution of certain 
named persons. 
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Whereas the conviction and sentencing of United States Bor-
der Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean for 
the pursuit and shooting of drug smuggler Osvaldo 
Aldrete-Davila which is the subject of a Federal criminal 
case in the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Texas represents an extreme injustice: Now, 
therefore, 
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 ‘‘Congressional Pardon 
for Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ORDER. 
It is hereby ordered that the conviction and sentences 
of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose 
Compean are vacated. The release of the defendants from 
the custody of the Government is hereby ordered, with 
prejudice. No further criminal prosecution or other pro-
ceeding against these named individuals with respect to 
the circumstances giving rise to the convictions and sen-
tences vacated by this Act shall take place. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
Homeland Security review the rules of engagement pres-
ently utilized by the United States Border Patrol. 
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