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Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007

Introduced: October 16, 2007 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Nov 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Nov 2, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Oct 16, 2007
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of Border Patrol agents by at least 2,000 in each post-FY2010 fiscal year year until effective control of the border has been achieved through the Secure Border Initiative.

Empowers state or local officers and employees to arrest an alien unlawfully present in the United States who has been ordered removed in abstentia. Provides for such aliens' listing on the absconder category of the national criminal information center database.

Increases funding for the state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP).

Subject an individual unlawfully present in the United States to criminal penalties.

Increases penalties for firearms possession and controlled substance distribution violations by aliens unlawfully present in the United States.

Provides a 20-year maximum penalty for smuggling into the United States an alien previously deported on criminal conviction grounds.

What's happening now January 31, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 7, 2007
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 31, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3851: Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3851/
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"H.R. 3851: Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3851/.
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H.R. 3851, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3851/.
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