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HR 35 Passed a chamber

Makes it a federal crime to intentionally flee a pursuing Border Patrol agent while driving within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and makes non-citizens who commit this offense inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for asylum and other immigration relief.

Official title: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Passed 13-FEB-2025
Senate
Received 13-FEB-2025
Key points
  • Creates a federal offense for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Border Patrol agent, or a law enforcement officer assisting Border Patrol, while operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the border.
  • Sets prison terms of up to 2 years, or 5 to 20 years if serious bodily injury results, or 10 years to life if death results.
  • Makes a non-citizen who is convicted of, or admits to, the offense inadmissible and deportable, and bars that person from asylum and other immigration relief.
  • Requires the Attorney General, with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to report annually to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on charges, apprehensions, and penalties for these offenses.
AI-generated from the Referred in Senate text of 13-FEB-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 13-FEB-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) Cosponsors · 32
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