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HR 3486 · introduced · major

Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill increases criminal penalties for non-citizens who illegally enter the U.S. or re-enter after removal.
  • It affects immigrants convicted of felonies, repeat entry attempts, or prior removals from the country.
  • Penalties range from 5-year mandatory minimums to potential life sentences, with no fiscal cost estimate provided.

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    How would mandatory minimum sentences for illegal entry affect court resources and prison capacity compared to current sentencing practices?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that increased criminal penalties deter illegal entry more effectively than current enforcement and removal procedures?

  3. 03

    Which groups of non-citizens would face the harshest penalties under this bill, and how might this reshape immigration case outcomes?

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Stephanie I. Bice

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Introduced 2025-09-15

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-15 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate.

  2. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 264). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4242)

  4. 2025-09-11 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 264). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4242: 4)

  5. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4250)

  6. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3486, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  7. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  8. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3486.

  9. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 and H.R. 3486. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 under a structured rule and H.R. 3486 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  10. 2025-09-11 · house · Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 682. (consideration: CR H4242)

  11. 2025-09-09 · house · Floor

    Rule H. Res. 682 passed House.

  12. 2025-09-09 · house · Floor

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 682 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 and H.R. 3486. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 under a structured rule and H.R. 3486 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.

  13. 2025-07-15 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 163.

  14. 2025-07-15 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-200.

  15. 2025-07-15 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-200.

  16. 2025-05-21 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

  17. 2025-05-21 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  18. 2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  19. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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