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HR 3011 114th Congress House

Kate's Law

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

Introduced: July 9, 2015 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015 or Kate's Law

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1762 Related bill Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Republican 16
Ratcliffe, John
· Jul 13, 2016
Black, Diane
· Jun 7, 2016
Walker, Mark
· Mar 7, 2016
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Sep 17, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 10, 2015
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Sep 8, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jul 28, 2015
Graves, Garret
· Jul 23, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 23, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jul 23, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 15, 2015
DeSantis, Ron
· Jul 15, 2015
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 15, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 10, 2015
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jul 10, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 9, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Jul 9, 2015
Brat, Dave
· Jul 9, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 9, 2015
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 9, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 9, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jul 9, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3011: Kate's Law. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3011/
MLA
"H.R. 3011: Kate's Law." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3011/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3011, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3011/.
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[H.R. 3011: Kate's Law](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3011/)
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