HR 1645
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
VOICES Act of 2019
Introduced: March 8, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 or the VOICES Act of 2019
This bill establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation or removal.
Specifically, the bill establishes new offenses for unlawfully reentering and subsequently committing an act that results in injury to or death of another person. A violator is subject to a 10- or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term.
Additionally, with respect to a defendant convicted of any illegal reentry offense, the bill prohibits
- the concurrent service of the federal sentence with a state sentence, and
- the reduction of the federal sentence by the amount of time spent in state prison.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.