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[H.R. 2494 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 38
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2494

                          [Report No. 118-55]

To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2023

   Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Bishop of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Meuser, and 
Mrs. Cammack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

                              May 15, 2023

    Additional sponsors: Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Norman, Ms. Tenney, Mr. 
 Reschenthaler, Mr. D'Esposito, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. 
                 Van Duyne, Mr. LaLota, and Mr. Edwards

                              May 15, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 
                                6, 2023]


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                                 A BILL


 
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
                        and for other purposes.


 


    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 ``Protect Our Law enforcement with 
Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023'' or the ``POLICE Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

    Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Assault of law enforcement officer.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been 
                        convicted of, who admits having committed, or 
                        who admits committing acts which constitute the 
                        essential elements of, any offense involving 
                        assault of a law enforcement officer is 
                        deportable.
                            ``(ii) Circumstances.--The circumstances 
                        referred to in clause (i) are that the law 
                        enforcement officer was assaulted--
                                    ``(I) while he or she was engaged 
                                in the performance of his or her 
                                official duties;
                                    ``(II) because of the performance 
                                of his or her official duties; or
                                    ``(III) because of his or her 
                                status as a law enforcement officer.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `assault' has the 
                                meaning given that term in the 
                                jurisdiction where the act occurred; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the term `law enforcement 
                                officer' is a person authorized by 
                                law--
                                            ``(aa) to apprehend, 
                                        arrest, or prosecute an 
                                        individual for any criminal 
                                        violation of law; or
                                            ``(bb) to be a firefighter 
                                        or other first responder.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 38

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2494

                          [Report No. 118-55]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 15, 2023

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed