PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Congressional Research Service
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 27, 1993
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that, in the case of an offense (with respect to bringing in and harboring certain aliens) involving ten or more aliens committed for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, violators shall be fined, imprisoned for up to ten years, or both, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs. Revises seizure and forfeiture provisions regarding the bringing in and harboring of aliens to provide that any property which has been or is being used in the commission of a violation, or is derived from or traceable to any proceeds obtained as the result of a violation, or which is used to facilitate or is intended to be used in the commission of such a violation, shall be seized and subject to forfeiture, with exceptions. (Current law provides that any conveyance which has been or is being used in the commission of a violation shall be seized and subject to forfeiture, with exceptions.) Directs the Attorney General to develop a plan to coordinate efforts to combat alien smuggling by organized crime syndicates, including: (1) increased coordination by Federal agencies; (2) procedures for Federal, State, and local coordination in information gathering, investigations, and prosecution; (3) a timetable for the creation of an alien smuggling task force in adversely affected areas; and (4) establishment of a national data base of information essential to combat alien smuggling. Sets forth reporting requirements. Applies penalties under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act to peonage and slavery.
People & committees
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] · D–MA
Legislative record
A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Primary sources
Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.
No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.
Source last updated: Jun 2, 2021. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
AI Conversation Starters
Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.
Analyze H.R.2757 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.
Examine H.R.2757 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.
Examine H.R.2757 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.
Examine H.R.2757 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.