H.R. 4472: Stop COYOTES Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: July 16, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (July 16, 2025)
Stop COYOTES Act
This bill increases penalties for offenses involving children or in areas frequented by children (like schools and playgrounds). It also requires DHS to share information it collects with Congress, ICE, CBP, local police located on the border, and police working within 100 miles of the border, including-
- Unlawful entry of aliens;
- Human and sex trafficking;
- Smuggling, abuse, and kidnapping of aliens;
- Smuggling of controlled substances and firearms; and
- Involvement of gangs and transnational criminal organizations in these activities.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) (July 16, 2025)