BE GONE Act
USA117th CongressS-2945| Senate
| Updated: 10/6/2021
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (22)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration
BE GONE Act
USA117th CongressS-2945| Senate
| Updated: 10/6/2021
Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Cosponsors (22)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Judiciary Committee
Immigration
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted