Kate's Law
Latest action · Jul 6, 2016 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
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.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed.
It establishes:
- a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and
- a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 120 | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2193 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected55–42 | Jul 6, 2016 |
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2015 to Jul 6, 2016; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Oct 21, 2015 |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Oct 21, 2015 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Oct 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Nov 17, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Dec 10, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Ben Sasse | Jun 28, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Jun 29, 2016 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jul 6, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jul 6, 2016 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
- Jun 29, 2016Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4702-4703; text: CR S4703)
- Jun 29, 2016Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the consideration of the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703; text: CR S4703)
- Jun 29, 2016Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4703)
- Oct 22, 2015Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 276.
- Oct 21, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Oct 21, 2015Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4840, S4868, S4887 | Harry Reid D-NV, James Lankford R-OK, John Cornyn R-TX, Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4777, S4779, S4785, S4790–S4795Amendments S4833Cloture motions S4799Recorded votes S4799cloture motion on motion to proceed | Ben Sasse R-NE (amendment), Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment, cloture motion), Dan Sullivan R-AK (cloture motion), David Perdue R-GA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (amendment, cloture motion), Harry Reid D-NV, Jeff Sessions R-AL (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John McCain R-AZ, John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Joni Ernst R-IA (amendment, cloture motion), Mike Lee R-UT (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Patrick J. Toomey R-PA, Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Roy Blunt R-MO (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Ted Cruz R-TX, Thom Tillis R-NC (cloture motion), Tim Scott R-SC (cloture motion) | Jul 6, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4702Motions S4702Cloture motions S4703 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (cloture motion), Dan Sullivan R-AK (cloture motion), David Perdue R-GA (cloture motion), Deb Fischer R-NE (cloture motion), Jeff Sessions R-AL (cloture motion), John Barrasso R-WY (cloture motion), John Boozman R-AR (cloture motion), John Thune R-SD (cloture motion), Joni Ernst R-IA (cloture motion), Mike Lee R-UT (cloture motion), Mitch McConnell R-KY (cloture motion, motion), Pat Roberts R-KS (cloture motion), Richard Burr R-NC (cloture motion), Roy Blunt R-MO (cloture motion), Steve Daines R-MT (cloture motion), Thom Tillis R-NC (cloture motion), Tim Scott R-SC (cloture motion) | Jun 29, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2117, S2118 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Joni Ernst R-IA | Apr 18, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7743, S7744, S7746, S7747 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Ted Cruz R-TX | Nov 4, 2015 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44118 | Sanctuary Jurisdictions and Criminal Aliens: In Brief Archived | Report | Jan 10, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 4956 | No description on file | Joni Ernst R-IA | Senate amendment submitted |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2146 | Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kate's Law
- Stop Illegal Reentry Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2015Placed on Calendar Senate
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.
