{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3486","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3486","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-05-19","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-09-11","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h264","question":"On Passage","title":"Stop Illegal Entry Act","result":"Passed","yea":226,"nay":197,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll264.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2025-09-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-05-19","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Stop Illegal Reentry Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes or increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who illegally enter the United States and then commit a felony or illegally reenter the United States."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill establishes a mandatory minimum prison term of 5 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who (1) improperly enters, or attempts to improperly enter, the United States; and (2) is subsequently convicted of a felony."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 2 years to 5 years for repeated improper entry."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill also increases from 2 years to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for an individual who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter without prior approval. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 10 to 15 years if such an individual was convicted of three or more specified types of misdemeanors before removal."},{"k":"p","t":"An individual who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill establishes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who was convicted of a felony before removal, or convicted of illegal reentry at least two times before removal, and who subsequently enters or tries to enter the United States."}],"words":248},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to raise criminal penalties for unlawful entry into the United States and for reentry after removal or denial of admission.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H128CE83340A24D218D115208805CCB3B"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H304FCF4BDF1449A09C2444E1536342D6"}]},"core_areas":["Criminal penalties for unlawful entry into the United States","Criminal penalties for reentry after removal or denial of admission"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Replaces \"2 years\" with \"5 years\" in subsection (a) of section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H128CE83340A24D218D115208805CCB3B"}},{"text":"Adds a penalty for an alien who entered or tried to enter at an undesignated time or place, eluded inspection, or entered by willful misrepresentation, and is later convicted of a crime punishable by more than 1 year: at least 5 years in prison, up to life.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H128CE83340A24D218D115208805CCB3B"}},{"text":"Provides that an alien previously denied admission, excluded, deported or removed who enters, tries to enter, or is found in the United States without the Secretary of Homeland Security's consent may be fined, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H304FCF4BDF1449A09C2444E1536342D6"}},{"text":"Sets a penalty of a fine, imprisonment of not more than 15 years, or both for a reentering alien who was convicted before removal of 3 or more misdemeanors involving drugs, crimes against the person, or both.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H304FCF4BDF1449A09C2444E1536342D6"}},{"text":"Sets a penalty of a fine, imprisonment of not more than 10 years, or both for a reentering alien who has been denied admission, excluded, deported or removed 3 or more times.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H304FCF4BDF1449A09C2444E1536342D6"}},{"text":"Requires at least 10 years in prison, and allows any term of years or life, for a reentering alien convicted before removal of an aggravated felony, a felony, or a crime punishable by more than 1 year of imprisonment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh#H304FCF4BDF1449A09C2444E1536342D6"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-09-11","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3486/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3486.png","v":"81b960a8f319","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3486, 119th Congress: Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025. House: 226 Yea, 197 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 11 Sep 2025."}}