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HR 993 107th Congress House

To improve the prevention and punishment of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 28, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedureAlien smugglingCriminal investigationDepartment of Justice
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 13, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Attorney General to increase by 50 for each of FY 2002 through 2006 the number of Immigration and Naturalization Service (full-time) investigators or other enforcement personnel assigned to combat alien smuggling.

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to promulgate or amend sentencing guidelines for alien smuggling-related activities so as to: (1) double specified minimum prison terms for smuggling, transporting, harboring, or inducement; (2) increase minimum fines; and (3) increase by at least two offense levels sentencing for intentionally or recklessly creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or causing bodily injury or death. Exempts from such provisions offenses: (1) committed other than for profit; or (2) involving the smuggling, transporting, or harboring only of the defendant's spouse, child, or both.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) exempt from specified alien smuggling or harboring criminal penalties persons rendering life threatening emergency assistance to an alien in the United States; and (2) subject specified alien smuggling and harboring crimes under the Act committed by an armed person to enhanced penalties.

Directs the Commission to revise Federal sentencing guidelines to provide that plea bargaining and other prosecutorial policies, and district policy differences, are not a ground for sentence imposition outside applicable guidelines.

Authorizes appropriations for alien smuggling-related undercover and enforcement activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
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BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Oct 3, 2001
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 993: To improve the prevention and punishment of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-993/
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