[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2494 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2494


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2023

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 Our Law enforcement with 
Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023'' or the ``POLICE Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.

    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) Assault of law enforcement officer.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been 
                        convicted of, who admits having committed, or 
                        who admits committing acts which constitute the 
                        essential elements of, any offense involving 
                        assault of a law enforcement officer is 
                        deportable.
                            ``(ii) Circumstances.--The circumstances 
                        referred to in clause (i) are that the law 
                        enforcement officer was assaulted--
                                    ``(I) while he or she was engaged 
                                in the performance of his or her 
                                official duties;
                                    ``(II) because of the performance 
                                of his or her official duties; or
                                    ``(III) because of his or her 
                                status as a law enforcement officer.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this 
                        subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) the term `assault' has the 
                                meaning given that term in the 
                                jurisdiction where the act occurred; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the term `law enforcement 
                                officer' is a person authorized by 
                                law--
                                            ``(aa) to apprehend, 
                                        arrest, or prosecute an 
                                        individual for any criminal 
                                        violation of law; or
                                            ``(bb) to be a firefighter 
                                        or other first responder.''.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON ALIENS DEPORTED FOR ASSAULTING A LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICER.

    On an annual basis, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit 
to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the 
Department of Homeland Security a report on the number of aliens who 
were deported during 


              

the previous year under section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)(G)).

            Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2023.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.