H.R. 8302

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8302 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8302

To amend the definition of aggravated felony in the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to include certain serious drunk driving offenses.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 15, 2026

Mrs. Kim (for herself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Joyce of Ohio) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary

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A BILL

To amend the definition of aggravated felony in the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to include certain serious drunk driving offenses.

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 ``Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving''.

SEC. 2. AGGRAVATED FELONY FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OR WHILE 
INTOXICATED.

Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(43)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (U) as subparagraph (V); 
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following:
``(U) an offense relating to driving while 
intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence of 
alcohol, a controlled substance (as defined in section 
102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802(6))), or any other illegal narcotic or intoxicating 
substance--
``(i) which resulted in the death of, or 
serious bodily injury to, another person; and
``(ii) for which the alien was convicted, 
without regard to whether the conviction is 
classified as a misdemeanor or felony under 
Federal, State, tribal, or local law; and''.

SEC. 3. INADMISSIBILITY FOR AGGRAVATED FELONY.

Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1182(a)(2)(F)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (J) 
and moving such subparagraph so that it appears immediately 
after subparagraph (I); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) Aggravated felony for drunk driving or 
driving while intoxicated.--Any alien who is convicted 
of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts 
constituting the essential elements of, any law or 
regulation of a State, the United States, or a foreign 
country relating to an offense described in section 
101(a)(43)(U) is inadmissible.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

(a) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Application.--The amendments made by sections 2 and 3 shall 
apply--
(1) to actions taken on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, regardless of when the relevant criminal 
conviction occurred;
(2) with respect to section 276(b), only to violations of 
section 276(a) occurring on or after such date of enactment; 
and
(3) with respect to section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii), if the 
underlying aggravated felony is described in section 
101(a)(43)(U) or 212(a)(2)(F), only to actions taken on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of when 
the relevant criminal conviction occurred.
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