,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4
 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,justice1  
,mr4 ,ricketts1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and 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    
title ,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 7e7 and 7f71 respectively2 
7#b7 by striking subsections 7a7 and 7b7
 and inserting the following3  7a7      

,defined term ,in this section1 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  7b7 ,in 
general ,subject to subsections 7c7 and 
7d71 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  7c7 ,criminal       
penalties for reentry of certain removed
 aliens  7#a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding the penalty under      
subsection 7b71 and except as provided  
in subsection 7d71 an alien described in
 subsection 7b7-- 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  7d7 ,mandatory minimum criminal  

penalty for reentry of certain removed  
aliens ,notwithstanding the penalties   
provided in subsections 7b7 and 7c71 an 
alien described in subsection 7b7-- 7#a7
 who was convicted before such removal  
or departure of an aggravated felony2 or
  7#b7 who was convicted at least twice 
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  7#c7 in 
subsection 7e71 as redesignated-- 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       
,security2 and  7#d7 in subsection 7f71 
as redesignated1 in the matter preceding
 paragraph 7#a71 by striking subsection 
7a77#a7 or subsection 7b7 and inserting 
subsection 7b77#a7 or 7c74