Legislation· Apr 2024Sponsored by Juan Ciscomani (R)
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
Would set 10-year prison sentences for disrupting border controls or alerting smugglers to law enforcement.
Tradeoff
Would create new federal crimes for hindering border operations and transmitting law enforcement locations to aid smugglers. No offsetting spending or revenue provisions.
What's in it
House
Introduced
(May 23, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(May 23, 2023)
House · Text swapped
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
End the Border Catastrophe Act
Failed(Roll #143 · Apr 20, 2024 · 215-199)
This vote was for an amendment that wholesale swapped the current bill text with End the Border Catastrophe Act bill text. Because of this failed text swap, Civvie does not read these votes as a position on the current bill text as it stands.
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA)
- Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)