3.0.0 1645 2022-11-01T17:32:24Z 2022-11-01T17:32:24Z House HR 2019-03-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RATCLIFFE:H.R. 1645.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 4 of Section 8 of Article I--The Congress shall havethe Power to establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, anduniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout theUnited States.[Page H2615]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-12T14:58:16Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-12T14:58:10Z Referred to 2019-03-08T14:02:40Z 2019-04-12 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-04-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2019-03-08 True A000375 Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] Jodey Arrington R TX C. 19 2019-03-08 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2019-03-08 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2019-03-08 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-03-08 True B001302 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Andy Biggs R AZ 5 2019-03-08 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-03-08 True W000827 Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6] Ron Wright R TX 6 2019-03-08 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2019-03-08 True C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2019-03-08 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2019-03-08 True G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 2019-03-08 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2019-07-18 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative law and regulatory procedures Border security and unlawful immigration Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Detention of persons Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-03-08 Introduced in House 2020-01-15T14:37:57Z Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 or the VOICES Act of 2019

This bill establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation or removal.

Specifically, the bill establishes new offenses for unlawfully reentering and subsequently committing an act that results in injury to or death of another person. A violator is subject to a 10- or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term.

Additionally, with respect to a defendant convicted of any illegal reentry offense, the bill prohibits

  • the concurrent service of the federal sentence with a state sentence, and
  • the reduction of the federal sentence by the amount of time spent in state prison.
]]> VOICES Act of 2019 Display Title VOICES Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for certain sentencing enhancements relating to illegal reentry offenses, and to clarify the manner in which sentences for such offenses are to be served, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VOICES Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1645ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1645ih.xml 2019-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.