Kate's Law

Bill: 115-hr-361
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017 or Kate's Law</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 361 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017 or as Kate’s Law . 2. Increased penalties for reentry of removed 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 fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 6 years ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 10 years, and may, in addition, be fined under title 18, United States Code ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 20 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title ; and (C) in paragraph (4), by striking fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both and inserting imprisoned for not less than 5 and not more than 10 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title .