S 2945
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
BE GONE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 6, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act
This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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