Protect RAIL Act

Bill: 119-hr-4092
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2025-06-24
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4092 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2025 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona , Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina , Ms. Boebert , Mr. Brecheen , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Crane , Mr. Donalds , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Fine , Mr. Fry , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Guest , Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona , Mr. Harrigan , Mr. Norman , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Williams of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act or the Protect RAIL Act . 2. Inadmissibility and deportability for offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier Any alien who has been convicted of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable. .