Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-384
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-09
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Criminal procedure and sentencing

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Kate's Law or the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill imposes a mandatory minimum five-year prison term (not more than six years) upon removed aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States.</p> <p>The bill also imposes mandatory minimum prison terms upon removed aliens convicted of certain serious crimes, including three or more misdemeanors involving drugs or an aggravated felony as defined by the immigration law. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 384 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2019 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Jones , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ) 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 Kate’s Law or as the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019 . 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 .