H.R. 8969 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8969 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2024Mr. Luttrell (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Arrington, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bean of Florida, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed an offense related to entering military, naval, or coast guard property, are inadmissible and deportable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Military Assets Act of 2024. 2. Inadmissibility and deportability related to entering military, naval, or coast guard property (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (J) Entering military, naval, or coast guard property Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 1382 of title 18, United States Code, is inadmissible. . (b) Deportability Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Entering military, naval, or Coast Guard property Any alien who has been convicted of an offense under section 1382 of title 18, United States Code, is deportable. .