Kate's Law
Latest action · Feb 6, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017 or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2017 to Jun 20, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jan 11, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Jan 20, 2017 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jan 20, 2017 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Jan 23, 2017 | |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 2, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 24, 2017 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jun 20, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jan 6, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 4, January 6, 2017, page H195.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 45 | Kate's Law | Related bill | Jan 5, 2017 |
| HR 384 | Kate’s Law | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 9, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kate's Law
- Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2017Introduced 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.
