Protect RAIL Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4092 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4092

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
    interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
                              deportable.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2025

   Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South 
 Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Donalds, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fine, Mr. Fry, Mr. 
  Gill of Texas, Mr. Guest, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. 
  Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Van 
  Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
    interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
                              deportable.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Railroads Against Illegal 
Looters Act'' or the ``Protect RAIL Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING 
              INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CARRIER.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(J) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
                shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
                of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
                committing acts which constitute the essential elements 
                of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United 
                States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
                is inadmissible.''.
    (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(G) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
                shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
                of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United 
                States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
                is deportable.''.
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