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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4092

Introduced

Protect RAIL Act

Sponsor
RPaul A. Gosar· Arizona
Introduced
June 24, 2025
Policy area
Immigration
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.June 24, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4092 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4092

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
deportable.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 24, 2025

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South 
Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. 
Crane, Mr. Donalds, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Fine, Mr. Fry, Mr. 
Gill of Texas, Mr. Guest, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. 
Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Van 
Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Williams of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving 
interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and 
deportable.

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 Railroads Against Illegal 
Looters Act'' or the ``Protect RAIL Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY FOR OFFENSES INVOLVING 
INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN SHIPMENTS BY CARRIER.

(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
``(J) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
of, who admits having committed, or who admits 
committing acts which constitute the essential elements 
of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United 
States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
is inadmissible.''.
(b) Deportability.--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) Offenses involving interstate or foreign 
shipments by carrier.--Any alien who has been convicted 
of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United 
States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, 
is deportable.''.
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