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Illegal Alien Animal Abuser Removal Act of 2026

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 12, 2026

Latest action (Feb 12, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Immigration
Issues
Immigration

Summary
  • Makes aliens convicted of animal cruelty or animal fighting offenses under federal law (18 U.S.C. sections 48 and 49) inadmissible to the United States
  • Makes aliens convicted of animal cruelty, animal abuse, or animal fighting offenses under state, tribal, or local law inadmissible to the United States regardless of whether the offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony
  • Makes aliens already in the United States who have been convicted of animal cruelty or animal fighting offenses under federal law deportable
  • Makes aliens already in the United States who have been convicted of animal cruelty, animal abuse, or animal fighting offenses under state, tribal, or local law deportable regardless of whether the offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Nancy Mace’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • Employer not reported $65,883
  • VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $14,700
  • BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
  • APPLIED MATERIALS $7,100
  • MEETING ST CAPITAL $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nancy Mace → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Feb 12, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Feb 12, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act · Passed House Mar 19, 2026 · Cong. 119 88%
  • HR 8480 — Protect our Pets Act · Introduced Apr 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 74%
  • HR 6057 — Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2025 · Introduced Nov 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 1477 — Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 69%
  • HR 7664 — State Partnerships to Enhance Removal of Criminal Aliens Act · Introduced Feb 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1958) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that aliens who have been convicted of defrauding the United States Government or the unlawful receipt of public benefits are inadmissible and deportable; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4638) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes; and relating to consideration of motions to suspend the rules. · Passed House Mar 17, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 12, 2026

Ms. Mace 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 an alien convicted of an offense involving animal cruelty is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.

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 “Illegal Alien Animal Abuser Removal Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO ANIMAL CRUELTY.

(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) Animal cruelty and animal fighting.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts constituting the essential elements of—

“(i) an offense under sections 48 or 49 of title 18, United States Code; or

“(ii) an offense under State, Tribal, or local law, an essential element of which is animal cruelty, animal abuse, or animal fighting, regardless of whether such offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under State, Tribal, or local law, 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) Animal cruelty and animal fighting.—Any alien who has been convicted of—

“(i) an offense under sections 48 or 49 of title 18, United States Code; or

“(ii) an offense under State, Tribal, or local law, an essential element of which is animal cruelty, animal abuse, or animal fighting, regardless of whether such offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under State, Tribal, or local law, is deportable.”. <all>

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