Federal Working Animal Protection Act
Summary
This legislative proposal seeks to modify the Immigration and Nationality Act by introducing new grounds for both inadmissibility and deportability for certain aliens. Its primary focus is on individuals who have committed offenses against animals serving in law enforcement capacities.
Specifically, the bill mandates that any alien convicted of, or admitting to, acts constituting the essential elements of harming animals used in law enforcement, as defined by federal statute, shall be deemed inadmissible to the United States. Furthermore, it stipulates that such aliens will also be considered deportable, thereby expanding the categories of individuals subject to removal from the country based on these specific criminal acts.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4638.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 190 (Roll no. 96). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2600)
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View voteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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