[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7182 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7182

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the 
   definition of the term ``aggravated felony'' a criminal violation 
    committed by an alien who unlawfully entered the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2008

 Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the 
   definition of the term ``aggravated felony'' a criminal violation 
    committed by an alien who unlawfully entered the United States.

    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 ``Two Strike Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY ALIENS ENTERING UNLAWFULLY.

    Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(43)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (T);
            (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the 
        end of subparagraph (U); and
            (3) by inserting after subparagrah (U) the following:
                    ``(V) an offense committed in the United States for 
                which a term of imprisonment may be imposed after the 
                date of the enactment of this subparagraph by an alien 
                who violated section 275(a).''.
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