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POLICE Act of 2023
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H. R. 2494 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 38

118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2494

[Report No. 118–55]


To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2023

Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Meuser, and Mrs. Cammack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

May 15, 2023

Additional sponsors: Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Norman, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. D'Esposito, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. LaLota, and Mr. Edwards

May 15, 2023

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 6, 2023]

A BILL

To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, 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 “Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2023” or the “POLICE Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Assault of law enforcement officer.

Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(G) ASSAULT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—

“(i) IN GENERAL.—Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable.

“(ii) CIRCUMSTANCES.—The circumstances referred to in clause (i) are that the law enforcement officer was assaulted—

“(I) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties;

“(II) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or

“(III) because of his or her status as a law enforcement officer.

“(iii) DEFINITIONS.—In this subparagraph—

“(I) the term ‘assault’ has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and

“(II) the term ‘law enforcement officer’ is a person authorized by law—

“(aa) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or

“(bb) to be a firefighter or other first responder.”.

Union Calendar No. 38

118th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 2494
[Report No. 118–55]
A BILL
To make the assault of a law enforcement officer a deportable offense, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2023
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed