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HR 457 113th Congress House

Criminal Alien Accountability Act

Official title: To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after ha… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose mandatory sentencing ranges with respect to aliens who reenter the United States after having been removed, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 4, 2013 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingSmuggling and trafficking
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Feb 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Criminal Alien Accountability Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish minimum imprisonment terms for specified categories of aliens subject to criminal fines, imprisonment, or both, for reenrty as removed aliens. (Such provision does not apply to aliens removed for security or terrorist grounds.)

Subjects an individual who knowingly aids or conspires to allow, procure, or permit any such alien to reenter the United States to criminal penalty, the same imprisonment term as applies to the alien so aided, or both.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 457: Criminal Alien Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-457/
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"H.R. 457: Criminal Alien Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-457/.
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H.R. 457, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-457/.
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[H.R. 457: Criminal Alien Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-457/)
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