Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act

Bill: 119-s-1675
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2025-05-08
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1675 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2025 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Banks , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Risch , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Justice , Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, by adding an additional aggravating factor to be considered in determining whether a sentence of death is warranted.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for American Victims of Illegal Aliens Act . 2. Death penalty aggravating factors Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) Illegal alien The defendant is an alien who— (A) came to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of Federal law; and (B) has been convicted of killing, attempting to kill, or conspiring to kill a United States citizen. .