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House Bill 2436
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Visa Overstays Penalties Act
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Introduced in House on Mar 30, 2023
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H. R. 2436 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2436


To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for illegal entry and presence.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 30, 2023

Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Hageman, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Self, and Mr. Biggs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for illegal entry and presence.

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 the “Visa Overstays Penalties Act”.

SEC. 2. Expanded penalties for illegal entry or presence.

Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a) by inserting after “for a subsequent commission of any such offense” the following: “or if the alien was previously convicted of an offense under subsection (e)(1)”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “at least $50 and not more than $250” and inserting “at least $500 and not more than $1,000”; and

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting after “in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection” the following: “or subsection (e)(2)”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(e) Visa overstays.—Any alien who was admitted as a nonimmigrant and who has failed to maintain the nonimmigrant status in which the alien was admitted or to which it was changed under section 248, or to comply with the conditions of any such status, for an aggregate of 10 days, has violated this subsection. An alien who has violated this subsection—

“(1) shall—

“(A) for the first commission of such a violation, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both; and

“(B) for a subsequent commission of such a violation or if the alien was previously convicted of an offense under subsection (a), be fined under such title 18, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both; and

“(2) in addition to, and not in lieu of, any penalty under paragraph (1) and any other criminal or civil penalties that may be imposed, shall be subject to a civil penalty of—

“(A) at least $500 and not more than $1,000 for each violation; or

“(B) twice the amount specified in subparagraph (A) in the case of an alien who has been previously subject to a civil penalty under this subsection or subsection (b).”.