S. 1762 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1762 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2015 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the penalties applicable to aliens who unlawfully reenter the United States after being removed. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015. 2. Increased penalties for reentry of removed aliens Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 6 years; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years, and may, in addition, be fined under title 18, United States Code; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking fined under such title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both and inserting imprisoned not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title; and (C) in paragraph (4), by striking fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both and inserting imprisoned for not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years and may, in addition, be fined under such title.