BE GONE Act

Bill: 117-s-2945
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2021-10-06
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of <em>aggravated felony</em> to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2945 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 6, 2021 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Collins , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Lee , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Portman , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Boozman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act . 2. Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. .