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House Bill 384
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019
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H. R. 384 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 384


To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 9, 2019

Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as “Kate’s Law” or as the “Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Increased penalties for reentry of removed aliens.

Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2) by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 6 years”; and

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 10 years, and may, in addition, be fined under title 18, United States Code”;

(B) in paragraph (2), by striking “fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned not less than 5 and not more than 20 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title”; and

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both” and inserting “imprisoned for not less than 5 and not more than 10 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title”.