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HR 5101 114th Congress House

Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

Official title: To direct the Attorney General to establish a policy for the Department of Justice requiring all United States attorneys to prosecute offenses under sections 2… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Attorney General to establish a policy for the Department of Justice requiring all United States attorneys to prosecute offenses under sections 275 and 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to require U.S. attorneys to prosecute to the fullest extent offenses involving improper entry by an alien or reentry of a removed alien.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Brat, Dave
· Jul 13, 2016
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Apr 28, 2016
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Apr 28, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 28, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5101: Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5101/
MLA
"H.R. 5101: Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5101/.
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H.R. 5101, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5101/.
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[H.R. 5101: Zero Tolerance for Illegal Entry Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5101/)
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