HR 128 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Respect for the Law Act of 2009

Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Elton Gallegly R-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 9, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Respect for the Law Act of 2009 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish criminal penalties for an alien who is permitted to depart voluntarily and subsequently enters, attempts to enter, or is present in the United States unlawfully.

Revises criminal penalties for an alien subject to an order of removal who fails to depart or to appear for removal to include a one-year minimum prison sentence.

Revises criminal criminal penalties for an alien who reenters the United States after having been removed to include a one-year minimum prison sentence.

Revises criminal penalties for the reentry of certain aliens who were removed from the United States for specified criminal-related grounds.

Revises exclusion provisions for an alien who has been unlawfully present in the United States for: (1) more than 180 days and less than one year; and (2) at least one year.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
  2. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House

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