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114th Congress > Senate > Vote 459
Clerk session vote number: 120
Sponsor: CRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) (R-TX)
Description: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.
Bill summary: Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed.
It establishes:
a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and
a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed
following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.
Bill titles: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov