Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014
Latest action · Jul 21, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 - Prohibits an individual acting for financial gain from directing or participating in an effort to bring or attempt to bring five or more persons unlawfully into the United States.
Establishes monetary and/or prison penalties for such actions. Prescribes increased penalties for actions that: (1) result in death or serious bodily injury; (2) place a life in jeopardy; or (3) involve bribery of a government official, robbery, sexual abuse, or 10 or more persons.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) implement a strategy to deter and interdict human smuggling across the international land and maritime borders of the United States, and (2) submit an annual list to Congress of high traffic areas of human smuggling.
Makes it a crime to: (1) transmit to another person the location, movement, or activities of law enforcement agents with the intent to further a federal crime relating to immigration, customs, controlled substances, agriculture, monetary instruments, or other border controls; and (2) destroy, alter, or damage any physical or electronic device used by the federal government to control the border or any port of entry.
Prohibits the carrying or use of a firearm in an alien smuggling crime.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 15, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jul 15, 2014 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jul 15, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2014 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2014 | |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 21, 2014 | |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2014 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2014 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jul 21, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jul 11, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2014Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5768.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44006 | Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 114th Congress | Report | Apr 29, 2015 |
| R43296 | Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Legislation in the 113th Congress | Report | Jan 22, 2015 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 15 | Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act | Related bill | Mar 26, 2014 |
| S 744 | Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2013 |
| S 2561 | Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2014 |
| S 2619 | CREST Act | Related bill | Jul 17, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent organized human smuggling, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Human Smuggling Prevention Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Agricultural trade
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against property
- Crimes against women
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Customs enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Firearms and explosives
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human trafficking
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Sex offenses
- Smuggling and trafficking
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2014Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
