Every Town A Border Town Act

Bill: 118-hr-7875
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2024-04-05
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7875 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 5, 2024 Mr. Good of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of State to designate MS–13 as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Every Town A Border Town Act . 2. Designation of MS–13 as a foreign terrorist organization On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall designate Mara Salvatrucha (MS–13) (and any successor organization) as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 ). 3. Members of MS–13 considered to have engaged in terrorist activity Section 212(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An alien who is a member, officer, official, representative, or spokesman of Mara Salvatrucha (MS–13) is considered, for the purposes of this Act, to have engaged in terrorist activity. .