Substance and Possession Abuse Restrictions for Entrance Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5178
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2023-08-08
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-08-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Substance and Possession Abuse Restrictions for Entrance Act of 2023 or the SPARE Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove from the United States non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who knowingly provided false statements related to drug abuse,&nbsp;drug addiction, or crimes related to controlled substances in an application for admission into the United States.</p><p>Upon receiving credible information of such a false statement, DHS must investigate whether the individual should have been barred from admission under specified provisions related to drug abuse and controlled substances. If the individual should have been barred, DHS must initiate removal proceedings within 60 days of receiving the information. The bill provides that an individual removed under these provisions is permanently barred from reentering the United States.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5178 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 8, 2023 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate and remove aliens providing false information about drug-related grounds of inadmissibility.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Substance and Possession Abuse Restrictions for Entrance Act of 2023 or the SPARE Act of 2023 . 2. Requirement to investigate and remove aliens providing false information about drug-related grounds of inadmissibility (a) In general Not later than 60 days after receiving credible information that an alien knowingly provided false information on an application for admission to the United States related to whether the alien was inadmissible under paragraph (1)(A)(iv) or paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(iv) , (2)(A)(i)(II)), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) investigate such information; and (2) if the Secretary determines that at the time of the alien’s admission the alien was so inadmissible, initiate removal proceedings under section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229 ). (b) Permanent bar to reentry Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien who is removed pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may not seek admission to the United States at any time after such removal. (c) Waivers subject to FOIA A waiver under subsection (d)(3)(A) or subsection (h) of section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(A) , (h)) of the ground of inadmissibility under paragraph (1)(A)(iv) or paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II) of section 212(a) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(iv) , (2)(A)(i)(II)) granted by the Secretary of Homeland Security for an alien seeking admission to the United States shall be subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act ).