BE GONE Act

Bill: 117-hr-5759
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2021-10-27
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants Act or the BE GONE Act </strong></p> <p>This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of <em>aggravated felony</em> to include sexual abuse, 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: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5759 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Ms. Salazar , Ms. Herrell , Mrs. Hinson , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Gibbs , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Budd , Mr. Bost , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Rosendale , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Good of Virginia , Ms. Letlow , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Owens , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Mast , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Posey , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Gohmert , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Norman , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Steube , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Crawford , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mr. Katko , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 Act 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 abuse, sexual assault, and aggravated sexual violence. .