HR3242-119

Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide additional criminal penalties for aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and are convicted of crimes, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced May 7, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025 and imposes increased penalties for aliens unlawfully present convicted of crimes. It relies on definition changes, tighten, tariffs, and price controls. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Aliens unlawfully present in the US with felony convictions could face higher costs and Illegal immigrants convicted of felonies would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Defines punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025.
  • Imposes increased penalties for aliens unlawfully present convicted of crimes.

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025 and imposes increased penalties for aliens unlawfully present convicted of crimes.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

The bill defines punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025 and imposes increased penalties for aliens unlawfully present convicted of crimes.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice

Title I — Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025

Identified Costs
  • Aliens unlawfully present in the US with felony convictions
  • Illegal immigrants convicted of felonies
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Illegal immigrants convicted of felonies:
Aliens unlawfully present in the US with felony convictions:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 7, 2025

Mr. Knott (for himself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Harrigan, …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

Aliens unlawfully present in the US with felony convictions, Illegal immigrants convicted of felonies

2/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice

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