H.R. 8847

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8847 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8847

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed an offense that violates 
certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws are inadmissible and 
deportable.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 15, 2026

Mr. Burchett (for himself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) 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 an offense that violates 
certain State or Federal hunting or fishing laws 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 ``Deporting Illegal Poachers Act''.

SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO HUNTING AND 
FISHING VIOLATIONS.

(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 new subparagraph:
``(J) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.--Any 
alien who has been convicted of, who admits having 
committed, or who admits committing acts which 
constitute the essential elements of a violation of any 
Federal or State law relating to--
``(i) hunting, trapping, or fishing without 
a valid license or permit required under such 
law; or
``(ii) illegal hunting or fishing 
(including taking wildlife or fish in violation 
of season, bag limit, method, location, or 
protected species rules),
as those terms are defined under the law of the 
jurisdiction where the conviction, offense, or acts 
constituting the essential elements of the offense 
occurred, without regard to whether the conviction or 
offense is classified as a misdemeanor or felony under 
Federal, State, Tribal, or local law, 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 new subparagraph:
``(G) Violation of hunting or fishing laws.--Any 
alien who has been convicted of a violation described 
in section 212(a)(2)(J) is deportable.''.
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