[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3242 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3242 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2025 Mr. Knott (for himself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Onder, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Barr, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Collins, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Roy, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Mast, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Jack, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. 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 ``Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. COMMISSION OF CRIMES BY ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Commission of Crimes by Aliens Who Improperly Enter.--Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Any alien who improperly enters the United States, as described in subsection (a), and is subsequently convicted of any crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such conviction, be imprisoned for not less than 5 years.''. (b) Commission of Crimes by Aliens Previously Removed.--Section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``10 years''; and (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``or a felony (other than an aggravated felony),''; and (ii) by striking ``10 years'' and inserting ``15 years''; and (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: ``(2) whose removal was subsequent to a conviction for commission of-- ``(A) any aggravated felony; ``(B) any crime defined as a felony by the relevant jurisdiction (Federal, State, tribal, or local) of conviction; or ``(C) any crime punishable by more than one year of imprisonment, such alien shall be imprisoned not less than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code;''. <all>