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H.R. 8847 119th Congress House

Deporting Illegal Poachers Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and deportable.

Introduced: May 15, 2026 Introduced by: Tim Burchett Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8847: Deporting Illegal Poachers Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8847/
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"H.R. 8847: Deporting Illegal Poachers Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8847/.
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H.R. 8847, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8847/.
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