119-hr4092

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4092 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4092

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
 interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
 deportable.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 24, 2025

 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South 
 Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Donalds, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fine, Mr. Fry, Mr. 
 Gill of Texas, Mr. Guest, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. 
 Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Van 
 Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
 interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
 deportable.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Railroads Against Illegal 
Looters Act'' or the ``Protect RAIL Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING 
 INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CARRIER.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--

Section 212

    (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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
 shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
 of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
 committing acts which constitute the essential elements 
 of an offense under 

section 659 of title 18, United 
 States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
 is inadmissible.''.

    (b) Deportability.--

Section 237

    (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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
 shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
 of an offense under 

section 659 of title 18, United 
 States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
 is deportable.''.
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