HR 1645 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

VOICES Act of 2019

Introduced Mar 8, 2019 Originated House Sponsor John Ratcliffe R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 12, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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. IntroducedMar 8, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 or the VOICES Act of 2019

This bill establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation or removal.

Specifically, the bill establishes new offenses for unlawfully reentering and subsequently committing an act that results in injury to or death of another person. A violator is subject to a 10- or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term.

Additionally, with respect to a defendant convicted of any illegal reentry offense, the bill prohibits

  • the concurrent service of the federal sentence with a state sentence, and
  • the reduction of the federal sentence by the amount of time spent in state prison.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2019 to Jul 18, 2019, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-TXRon WrightOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-CATom McClintockOriginalMar 8, 2019
R-CAKen CalvertJul 18, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  2. Apr 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  3. Mar 8, 2019Introduced in House
  4. Mar 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2019Introduced in House

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