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substantiveFeb 13, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Passage — H R 35 — Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

In plain language

  • House bill H.R. 35 in the 119th Congress is titled the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act.
  • Tags include border security, motor vehicles, criminal procedure and sentencing, and immigration status.
  • The official summary would create 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 from a federal, state, or local officer actively assisting or under the command of the Border Patrol.
  • Penalties would include a mandatory minimum prison term when the offense results in death or serious bodily injury.
  • A non-U.S. national convicted of or admitting to such an offense would be inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for immigration relief, including asylum.
  • The record does not add other traffic or immigration provisions.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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).

View this measure on congress.gov

Roll-call breakdown

Yea264

Democrat: 50 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 213

Nay155

Democrat: 155

Present0

Not Voting14

Democrat: 10 · Republican: 4

How each member voted (433)

Yea (264)

Nay (155)

Not Voting (14)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.