,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,bice 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,zinke1 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois1 and 
,mr4 ,hamadeh of ,arizona7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,immigration and  
,nationality ,act to increase penalties 
for individuals who illegally reenter   
the ,united ,states after being removed1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
titles ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,stop ,illegal ,reentry ,act4  #b4      
,increased penalties for reentry of     
removed alien ,section #bgf of the      
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #acbf7 is amended--  7#a7 by  
redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7d7 and 7e71 respectively2 
7#b7 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7
 and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in  
general ,subject to subsections 7b7 and 
7c71 any alien who-- 7#a7 has been      

denied admission1 excluded1 deported1 or
 removed or has departed the ,united    
,states while an order of exclusion1    
deportation1 or removal is outstanding2 
and  7#b7 thereafter enters1 attempts to
 enter1 or is at any time found in1 the 
,united ,states1 unless-- 7,a7 prior to 
the alien's reembarkation at a place    
outside the ,united ,states or the      
alien's application for admission from  
foreign contiguous territory1 the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security has   
expressly consented to such alien's     
reapplying for admission2 or  7,b7 with 
respect to an alien previously denied   
admission and removed1 such alien shall 
establish that the alien was not        
required to obtain such advance consent 
under this ,act or any prior ,act1      
shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than 
#e years1 or both4  7b7 ,criminal       
penalties for reentry of certain removed
 aliens  7#a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding the penalty under      

subsection 7a71 and except as provided  
in subsection 7c71 an alien described in
 subsection 7a7--  7,a7 who was         
convicted before such removal or        
departure of #c or more misdemeanors    
involving drugs1 crimes against the     
person1 or both1 or a felony 7other than
 an aggravated felony71 shall be fined  
under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both2  7,b7 who has been excluded from  
the ,united ,states pursuant to section 
#bce7;c7 because the alien was          
inadmissible under section              
#bab7;a77#c77;,b7 or who has been       
removed from the ,united ,states        
pursuant to title ,v1 and who           
thereafter1 without the permission of   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
enters the ,united ,states1 or attempts 
to do so1 shall be fined under title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and         
imprisoned for a period of #aj years1   
which sentence shall not run            
concurrently with any other sentence2   

7,c7 who was removed from the ,united   
,states pursuant to section             
#bda7;a77#d77;,b7 who thereafter1       
without the permission of the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security1 enters1        
attempts to enter1 or is at any time    
found in1 the ,united ,states1 shall be 
fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code1 imprisoned for not more than #aj 
years1 or both2 and  7,d7 who has been  
denied admission1 excluded1 deported1 or
 removed #c or more times and thereafter
 enters1 attempts to enter1 crosses the 
border to1 attempts to cross the border 
to1 or is at any time found in the      
,united ,states1 shall be fined under   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1       
imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or  
both4  7#b7 ,removal defined ,in this   
subsection and in subsection 7c71 the   
term removal includes any agreement in  
which an alien stipulates to removal    
during 7or not during7 a criminal trial 
under either ,federal or ,state law4    
7c7 ,mandatory minimum criminal penalty 

for reentry of certain removed aliens   
,notwithstanding the penalties provided 
in subsections 7a7 and 7b71 an alien    
described in subsection 7a7--  7#a7 who 
was convicted before such removal or    
departure of an aggravated felony2 or   
7#b7 who was convicted at least #b times
 before such removal or departure of    
illegal reentry under this section1     
shall be imprisoned not less than #e    
years and not more than #bj years1 and  
may1 in addition1 be fined under title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  2 and  7#c7
 in subsection 7d71 as redesignated by  
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking       
section #bdb7;h77#b7 and inserting      
section #bda7;a77#d72 and  7,b7 by      
striking ,attorney ,general and         
inserting ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security4