Legis Daily

Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act

USA117th CongressS-4570| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2022
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act This bill provides for criminal penalties for certain conduct that interferes with U.S. border control measures. Specifically, a person who knowingly transmits the location or activities of law enforcement with the intent to further a crime related to immigration, customs, or controlled substances may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. A person who knowingly damages or destroys a device deployed to control the border or port of entry may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. Additionally, the bill provides for enhanced punishment for carrying or using a firearm in connection with certain criminal immigration violations such as assisting a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is inadmissible due to a felony conviction.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingCustoms enforcementDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSmuggling and trafficking

Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act

USA117th CongressS-4570| Senate 
| Updated: 7/20/2022
Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act This bill provides for criminal penalties for certain conduct that interferes with U.S. border control measures. Specifically, a person who knowingly transmits the location or activities of law enforcement with the intent to further a crime related to immigration, customs, or controlled substances may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. A person who knowingly damages or destroys a device deployed to control the border or port of entry may be imprisoned for a maximum of 10 years. Additionally, the bill provides for enhanced punishment for carrying or using a firearm in connection with certain criminal immigration violations such as assisting a non-U.S. national ( alien under federal law) who is inadmissible due to a felony conviction.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Jul 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 20, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 20, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Cosponsors (3)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCriminal procedure and sentencingCustoms enforcementDrug trafficking and controlled substancesFirearms and explosivesHuman traffickingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersSmuggling and trafficking