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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 8, 2019
Peter, Ellie, and Grayson Victims of Illegal Criminal Entry Act of 2019 or the VOICES Act of 2019
This bill establishes new criminal offenses and penalties related to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation or removal.
Specifically, the bill establishes new offenses for unlawfully reentering and subsequently committing an act that results in injury to or death of another person. A violator is subject to a 10- or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term.
Additionally, with respect to a defendant convicted of any illegal reentry offense, the bill prohibits
the concurrent service of the federal sentence with a state sentence, and
the reduction of the federal sentence by the amount of time spent in state prison.
People & committees
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R–TX
Legislative record
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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