About the bill
H.R. 3004 protects public safety by enhancing penalties for deported felons who return to the United States. Specifically, the bill provides for:
A sentence of not more than 10 years for an alien convicted of 3 or more misdemeanors or a felony
Imprisonment of not more than 15 years for an alien convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 30 months
Imprisonment of not more than 20 years for an alien convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of at least 60 months
Imprisonment of not more than 25 years for an alien convicted of murder, rape, kidnapping, terrorism, or 3 or more felonies of any kind
Imprisonment of not more than 10 years for an alien who ...
Sponsor and status
Bob Goodlatte
Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district. Republican.
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on June 29, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Goodlatte Applauds President Trumps Commitment to Immigration Enforcement & Border Security”
—
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA6, 1993-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Aug 22, 2017
“Rep. Zeldin Statement on Last Months Greenport Murder of Michelle Schiavoni”
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Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Aug 28, 2017
“The Serrano Report - Volume XVI, Issue #15”
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Rep. José Serrano [D-NY15, 2013-2020]
on Jun 30, 2017
History
H.R. 3004 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3004. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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