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Union Calendar No. 163 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3486 
[Report No. 119–200] 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for 
individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being 
removed, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2025 
Mrs. BICE (for herself, Mr. KNOTT, Mr. ZINKE, and Mr. SCHMIDT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
JULY 15, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GILL of Texas and Mrs. LUNA 
JULY 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase 
penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter 
the United States after being removed, and for other 
purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Stop Illegal Entry Act 
of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMISSION OF CRIMES BY ALIENS UNLAWFULLY 
PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5 years’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) Any alien— 
‘‘(1) who— 
‘‘(A) enters or attempts to enter the United 
States at any time or place other than as des-
ignated by immigration officers, 
‘‘(B) eludes examination or inspection by 
immigration officers, or 
‘‘(C) attempts to enter or obtains entry to 
the United States by a willfully false or mis-
leading representation or the willful concealment 
of a material fact, and 
‘‘(2) thereafter is convicted of any crime punish-
able by more than 1 year of imprisonment, 
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may be fined under title 18, United States Code, and shall 
be imprisoned not less than 5 years and may be imprisoned 
for any term of years or for life.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR REENTRY OF REMOVED 
ALIEN. 
Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(2) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
any alien who— 
‘‘(1) has been denied admission, excluded, de-
ported, removed, or has departed the United States 
while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal 
is outstanding; and 
‘‘(2) thereafter enters, attempts to enter, or is at 
any time found in, the United States, unless— 
‘‘(A) prior to the alien’s reembarkation at a 
place outside the United States or the alien’s ap-
plication for admission from foreign contiguous 
territory, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
has expressly consented to such alien’s re-
applying for admission; or 
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‘‘(B) with respect to an alien previously de-
nied admission and removed, such alien estab-
lishes that the alien was not required to obtain 
such advance consent under this or any prior 
Act, 
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, impris-
oned not more than 10 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR REENTRY OF CERTAIN 
REMOVED ALIENS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the penalty 
under subsection (a), and except as provided in sub-
section (c), an alien described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) who was convicted before such removal 
or departure of 3 or more misdemeanors involv-
ing drugs, crimes against the person, or both 
shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both; 
‘‘(B) who has been excluded from the United 
States pursuant to section 235(c) because the 
alien 
was 
inadmissible 
under 
section 
212(a)(3)(B) or who has been removed from the 
United States pursuant to the provisions of title 
V, and who thereafter, without the permission of 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, enters the 
United States, or attempts to do so, shall be 
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fined under title 18, United States Code, and 
imprisoned for a period of 10 years, which sen-
tence shall not run concurrently with any other 
sentence; 
‘‘(C) who was removed from the United 
States pursuant to section 241(a)(4)(B) who 
thereafter, without the permission of the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, enters, attempts to 
enter, or is at any time found in, the United 
States, shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 
years, or both; and 
‘‘(D) who has been denied admission, ex-
cluded, deported, or removed 3 or more times 
and thereafter enters, attempts to enter, 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. 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL DEFINED.—In this subsection and 
in subsection (c), the term ‘removal’ includes any 
agreement in which an alien stipulates to removal 
during (or not during) a criminal trial under either 
Federal or State law. 
‘‘(c) MANDATORY MINIMUM CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR 
REENTRY
OF
CERTAIN
REMOVED
ALIENS.—Notwith-
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standing the penalties provided in subsections (a) and (b), 
an alien described in subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) who was convicted before such removal or 
departure of— 
‘‘(A) any aggravated felony; 
‘‘(B) any crime defined as a felony by the 
relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local) of conviction; or 
‘‘(C) any crime punishable by more than 1 
year of imprisonment; or 
‘‘(2) who was convicted under this section at 
least 2 times before such removal or departure, 
may be fined under title 18, United States Code, and shall 
be imprisoned not less than 10 years and may be impris-
oned for any term of years or for life.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 242(h)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 241(a)(4)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 163 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3486 
[Report No. 119–200] 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
increase penalties for individuals who illegally 
enter and reenter the United States after being 
removed, and for other purposes. 
JULY 15, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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