S 512
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Summary
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol. The bill establishes criminal penalties for an offense, including a mandatory minimum prison term for an offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additionally, a non-U.S. national who is convicted of or admits to committing an offense is inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief (including asylum).
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]
- Cosponsors
- 9
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- 2025-02-11
- Latest action
- 2025-02-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-02-11: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-02-11: Introduced in Senate