S 512 · in committee · significant
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- Creates federal crimes for fleeing law enforcement in vehicles within 100 miles of the U.S. border.
- Applies to anyone operating a motor vehicle while evading Border Patrol or assisting officers.
- Imposes mandatory minimum prison sentences for deaths or serious injuries and deportation for non-citizens.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would the 100-mile border zone provision affect law enforcement practices in states like Texas, California, and Arizona compared to interior regions?
- 02
What evidence supports that federal criminal penalties would deter vehicle flight more effectively than existing state-level hit-and-run and fleeing laws?
- 03
Should mandatory minimum sentences apply equally to all drivers fleeing in the border zone, regardless of why they were initially pulled over?
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Sponsor · R-TX
Ted Cruz
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
9/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-11
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-11 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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