HR 5759 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

BE GONE Act

Introduced Oct 27, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Elise M. Stefanik R-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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. IntroducedOct 27, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants Act or the BE GONE Act

This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual abuse, sexual assault, and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 27, 2021 to Mar 17, 2022; 59 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalOct 27, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLKat CammackOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-ILMike BostOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalOct 27, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalOct 27, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOct 28, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerNov 1, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoNov 1, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelNov 1, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksNov 1, 2021
R-ALRobert B. AderholtNov 2, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerNov 3, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertNov 16, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordNov 17, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinFeb 18, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVFeb 22, 2022
R-SCTom RiceMar 2, 2022
R-CODoug LambornMar 17, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 27, 2021
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Oct 27, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Oct 27, 2021Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 189, October 27, 2021, page H5959.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2945BE GONE ActRelated billOct 6, 2021

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
BE GONE Act
Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 27, 2021Introduced in House

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