Bill Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Feb. 11, 2025
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Feb. 11, 2025)
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol.
The bill establishes criminal penalties for an offense, including a mandatory minimum prison term for an offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additionally, a non-U.S. national who is convicted of or admits to committing an offense is inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief (including asylum).
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (Feb. 11, 2025)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) (Feb. 11, 2025)
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