H.R. 384 – Reading Mode

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 384

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.

Short title

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

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.