Kate's Law
Latest action. clotureThe Senate's only procedure for ending debate over objection. Most legislation needs 60 votes; nominations need a simple majority.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: continuing resolutionA stopgap law funding the government at existing levels when the annual appropriations bills are not done by October 1.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) S4799; text: CR S4799)
Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed.
It establishes:
a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who reenters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on 3 or more prior occasions; and
a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who reenters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following 2 or more prior convictions for illegal reentry.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on October 21, 2015. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
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The record's latest action, on July 6, 2016: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 114th Congress (2015-16), 329 of the 10,233 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.2 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced it on October 21, 2015, and 10 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 10 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 21, 2015, 3977 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 3718 days ago, on July 6, 2016.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 114th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2017 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 42. Record Vote Number: 120. (consideration: CR S4799; text: CR S4799)
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action