S50Referred to Committee
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-09
Introduced
4
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA · Senator
Votes with party: 76.7% (894 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/E000295
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (4)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-01-09
Plain-English Summary
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act This bill provides for criminal penalties for certain conduct that interferes with U.S. border control measures. Specifically, a person who knowingly transmits the location or activities of law enforcement with the intent to further a crime related to immigration, customs, controlled substances, or other border controls may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. A person who knowingly damages or destroys a device deployed to control the border or a port of entry may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. Additionally, the bill provides for enhanced punishment for carrying or using a firearm in connection with certain criminal immigration violations such as assisting a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is inadmissible due to a felony conviction enter the United States.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Immigration
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