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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.
Summary
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make certain cargo theft offenses grounds for deportation and inadmissibility of non-citizens. An alien convicted of, or who admits committing, theft of cargo from interstate or foreign shipments by carrier under federal law is deemed inadmissible to the United States. An alien convicted of such theft is also deportable from the United States. The bill also covers conspiracies to commit such cargo theft offenses. The legislation establishes theft from transportation carriers as a basis for immigration enforcement action.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
39 cosponsors
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC)
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO)
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX)
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR)
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC)
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC)
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN)
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX)
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7] (R-OH)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
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Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2025
Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Crane, Mr. Donalds, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fine, Mr. Fry, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Guest, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) 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 certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act” or the “Protect RAIL Act”.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CARRIER.
(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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier.—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 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier.—Any alien who has been convicted of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.”. <all>
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