Legislation· Jan 2024Sponsored by Juan Ciscomani (R)
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Would have made fleeing Border Patrol by car a federal crime, with prison terms up to life for deaths.
Tradeoff
Would have made fleeing by car near the border a federal crime, with up to 2 years in prison. Would have added 5 to 20 years for serious injury, and 10 years to life for deaths.
What's in it
The House passed this bill 271-154 on January 30, 2024. The Senate never voted on it before the Congress ended, so the bill expired.
House
Introduced
(Sep 20, 2023)
House
Committee on the Judiciary(Sep 20, 2023)
House
The Committee on Judiciary voted to send it to the floor
Reported 14 - 10(Jan 18, 2024)
Committee report H. Rept. 118-359.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #25 · Jan 30, 2024)
271 yeanay 154Senate
Received from the House
on the Judiciary(Jan 31, 2024)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Randy K., Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- David G. Valadao (R-CA)
- Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- James R. Baird (R-IN)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Passage votes· Jan 30, 2024· 118th Congress · 2023–2025