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S 2193 114th Congress Senate Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Immigration status and procedures

Kate's Law

Introduced: October 21, 2015 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 6, 2016
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
Jun 29, 2016
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703)
Jun 29, 2016
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703; text: CR S4703)
Jun 29, 2016
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4702-4703; text: CR S4703)
Oct 22, 2015
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
Oct 21, 2015
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 21, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,956 Ernst, Joni — Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed.

It establishes:

  • a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and
  • a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.
What's happening now July 6, 2016

Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2146 Related bill Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 6, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 6, 2016
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Oct 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2193: Kate's Law. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2193/
MLA
"S. 2193: Kate's Law." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2193/.
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S. 2193, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2193/.
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