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HR 3530 117th Congress House

Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a penalty for illegal immigration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2021 Introduced by: Nehls, Troy E. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021

This bill establishes criminal penalties for certain aliens who reenter the United States after deportation.

Specifically, an alien who does not have lawful immigration status and has reentered the United States after deportation shall be imprisoned for not less than five years in a federal correctional facility.

If an alien is convicted of this offense and another offense, the alien must serve the sentences for the offenses consecutively.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 15, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 3, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Jun 23, 2021
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · May 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3530: Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3530/
MLA
"H.R. 3530: Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3530/.
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H.R. 3530, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3530/.
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[H.R. 3530: Illegal Immigration Penalty Enhancement Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3530/)
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