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H.R. 3486 (119th): Stop Illegal Reentry Act

Stop Illegal Reentry Act This bill establishes or increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who illegally enter the United States and then commit a felony or illegally reenter the United States. The bill establishes a mandatory minimum prison term of 5 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who (1) improperly enters, or attempts to improperly enter, the United States; and (2) is subsequently convicted of a felony. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 2 years to 5 years for repeated improper entry. The bill also increases from 2 years to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for an individual who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter without prior approval. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 10 to 15 years if such an individual was convicted of three or more specified types of misdemeanors before removal. An individual who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both. The bill establishes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who was convicted of a felony before removal, or convicted of illegal reentry at least two times before removal, and who subsequently enters or tries to enter the United States.

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The Stop Illegal Reentry Act would create or increase criminal penalties for certain noncitizens who illegally enter the United States and then commit a felony or illegally reenter. It sets a 5-year mandatory minimum and allows life imprisonment for improper entry or attempted entry followed by a felony conviction. It raises the maximum for repeated improper entry from 2 to 5 years, and for entry or attempted entry after denial or removal from 2 to 10 years. The maximum rises to 15 years where the person has three or more specified prior misdemeanor convictions before removal. Those denied entry or removed three or more times face fines, up to 10 years' imprisonment, or both. A 10-year mandatory minimum with possible life imprisonment applies where a person was convicted of a felony before removal, or of illegal reentry at least twice before removal, and then enters or attempts to enter.

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Theological note: Scripture affirms that civil government bears the sword to restrain lawlessness and defend the public order (Romans 13:1-4), and that nations may order their borders with justice (Acts 17:26). Scripture also requires that the stranger not be oppressed and that justice be even-handed (Exodus 22:21; Leviticus 19:33-34; Deuteronomy 10:18-19). The issue is therefore one of general equity: whether the penalties are proportionate to the offense and whether mandatory minimums and life sentences for immigration-related conduct fit the gravity of the wrong.

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Roll 264 · 11-Sep-2025 10:47 AM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 226 · Nay 197 · Other 9

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