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Alien Smuggling Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1999

Introduced: September 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 27, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11495)
Sep 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alien Smuggling Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to make specified increases in the number of full-time, active duty Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel assigned to combat alien smuggling.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to: (1) provide in its sentencing guidelines for increased criminal sentences and fines for alien smuggling and related activities; and (2) amend its sentencing guidelines to provide that plea bargaining and other prosecutorial policy differences among districts shall not be a ground for sentence imposition outside the applicable guidelines.

Authorizes additional appropriations for such alien smuggling enforcement activities.

What's happening now September 27, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1