[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1635. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and 
     Enforcement Act of 2024'' or the ``POLICE Act of 2024''.
       (b) 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 
     the 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 station 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.''.
       (c) Report on Aliens Deported for Assaulting a Law 
     Enforcement Officer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
     shall submit an annual report to Congress, and make such 
     report publicly available on the website of the Department of 
     Homeland Security, that identifies the number of aliens who 
     were deported during the previous year pursuant to section 
     237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added 
     by subsection (b).
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