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Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act

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Introduced:
Jan 3, 2025
Policy Area:
Immigration

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3
Actions
10
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
6
Subjects
1
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Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 3, 2025 00
<p><strong>Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law) who have been arrested for sexual assault. The bill also provides for the inadmissibility and deportability of certain individuals convicted of sexual assault.</p><p>Under this bill, the DOJ must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States, made certain misrepresentations, or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts which constitute the essential elements of, an offense involving sexual assault.</p><p>The bill also establishes under statute that a conviction for certain crimes related to sexual assault shall be grounds for (1) barring an individual from entering the United States, and (2) deportability. (Under current law, convictions for certain crimes, including crimes involving moral turpitude, are grounds for inadmissibility and deportability.)&nbsp;</p>

Actions (3)

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 3, 2025

Subjects (6)

Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Immigration (Policy Area) Immigration status and procedures Sex offenses

Cosponsors (10)

Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
(R-FL)
Sep 17, 2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
(R-AZ)
Jan 14, 2025
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
(R-FL)
Jan 9, 2025
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
(R-WI)
Jan 9, 2025
Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
(R-IL)
Jan 3, 2025
Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11]
(R-NC)
Jan 3, 2025
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
(R-CA)
Jan 3, 2025
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
(R-TX)
Jan 3, 2025
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]
(R-MN)
Jan 3, 2025
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
(R-TX)
Jan 3, 2025

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 3, 2025
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Length: 3,048 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 3, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:12 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 134 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 134

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
detention, inadmissibility, and removal of aliens who commit sexual
assault.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

Mr. Buchanan (for himself, Mr. Issa, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bost,
Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the
detention, inadmissibility, and removal of aliens who commit sexual
assault.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting our Communities from
Sexual Predators Act''.
SEC. 2.
Section 236 (c) (1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.
(c) (1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1226
(c) (1) ) is amended--

(1) in subparagraph
(C) , by striking ``, or'' and inserting
a comma;

(2) in subparagraph
(D) , by adding ``or'' at the end; and

(3) by inserting after subparagraph
(D) the following:
``
(E)
(i) is inadmissible under
section 212 (a) (6) (A) or (C) or under

(a)

(6)
(A) or
(C) or under
section 212 (a) (7) ; and `` (ii) is charged with, arrested for, convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in

(a)

(7) ; and
``
(ii) is charged with, arrested for, convicted of,
admits having committed, or admits committing acts
which constitute the essential elements of, any offense
involving sexual assault (as such term is defined in
section 214 (d) (3) (A) ),''.
(d) (3)
(A) ),''.
SEC. 3.

(a) Inadmissibility.--
Section 212 (a) (2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.

(a)

(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182

(a)

(2) ) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``
(J) Sexual assault.--Any alien who has been
convicted of, who admits having committed, or who
admits committing acts which constitute the essential
elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as
such term is defined in
section 214 (d) (3) (A) ), is inadmissible.
(d) (3)
(A) ), is
inadmissible.''.

(b) Deportability.--
Section 237 (a) (2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.

(a)

(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227

(a)

(2) ) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``
(G) Sexual assault.--Any alien who has been
convicted of, who admits having committed, or who
admits committing acts which constitute the essential
elements of, any offense involving sexual assault (as
such term is defined in
section 214 (d) (3) (A) ), is deportable.
(d) (3)
(A) ), is
deportable.''.
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