[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 381 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 381

  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a criminal 
 penalty and a ground of removability for financing the unlawful entry 
                  of an alien into the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 9, 2023

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Braun, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Cruz, 
 Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include a criminal 
 penalty and a ground of removability for financing the unlawful entry 
                  of an alien into the United States.

    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 ``No Coyote Cash Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTY AND REMOVABILITY FOR FINANCING UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of title II of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1321 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 274D the following:

``SEC. 274E. FINANCING UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

    ``Any person who transmits money, property, or any item of value 
through interstate commerce with the intent to finance a violation of 
section 273, 274, 275, 276, or 277 shall be fined the value of the 
transmitted money, property, or item of value, imprisoned not more than 
1 year, or both.''.
    (b) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(J) Financing unlawful entry.--Any alien who has 
                been convicted of, admits having committed, or admits 
                committing acts that constitute the elements of an 
                offense under section 274E is inadmissible.''.
    (c) Deportability.--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) Financing unlawful entry.--Any alien who has 
                been convicted of, admits having committed, or admits 
                committing acts that constitute the elements of an 
                offense under section 274E is deportable.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 274D the following:

``Sec. 274E. Financing unlawful entry.''.
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