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HR 384 116th 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: January 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingImmigration status and procedures
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kate's Law or the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2019

This bill imposes a mandatory minimum five-year prison term (not more than six years) upon removed aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States.

The bill also imposes mandatory minimum prison terms upon removed aliens convicted of certain serious crimes, including three or more misdemeanors involving drugs or an aggravated felony as defined by the immigration law.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 25, 2019
Marino, Tom
· Jan 10, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 9, 2019
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 9, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Jan 9, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Jan 9, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 9, 2019
 R
Kelly, Trent
Mississippi · Jan 9, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Jan 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 384: Kate’s Law. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-384/
MLA
"H.R. 384: Kate’s Law." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-384/.
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H.R. 384, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-384/.
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[H.R. 384: Kate’s Law](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-384/)
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