Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
The summary
What this bill does
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).
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - AZ District 6 · R-AZ
32 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 15 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - LA District 3 · R-LA
U.S. Representative - TX District 14 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - MN District 8 · R-MN
U.S. Representative - WI District 5 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - IN District 9 · R-IN
U.S. Representative - PA District 9 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - TX District 23 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - NY District 24 · R-NY
U.S. Representative - FL District 28 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - IA District 4 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - TX District 6 · R-TX
+ 20 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 35 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Crime and Law Enforcement |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | January 3, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 13, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 32 · House vote — · — views |