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HR 361 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal procedure and sentencing Immigration status and procedures

Kate's Law

Introduced: January 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017 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.

What's happening now February 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
Zeldin, Lee
· Jun 20, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· Jan 30, 2017
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 23, 2017
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 20, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 20, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 11, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jan 11, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 361: Kate's Law. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-361/
MLA
"H.R. 361: Kate's Law." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-361/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 361, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-361/.
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[H.R. 361: Kate's Law](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-361/)
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