H.R. 7909 · 118th Congress

Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Introduced on Apr 9, 2024 by Nancy Mace (R-SC-1). 6 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 19, 2024): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 9, 2024
Cosponsors
6
0 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.

Subjects

  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Crimes against children
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Sex offenses

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Nancy MaceR-SC-1Sponsor

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 266–158

History

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  1. Apr 9, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Apr 9, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Apr 9, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 22, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 22, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 6.
  6. Sep 6, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-650.
  7. Sep 6, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-650.
  8. Sep 6, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 547.
  9. Sep 17, 2024 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1455 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  10. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1455. (consideration: CR H5354-5358)
  11. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3724, H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 5717, H.R. 7909 and H.J. Res. 136. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3724 and H.R. 5717 under a structured rule and H.R. 4790, H.R. 5179, H.R. 5339, H.R. 7909, and H.J. Res. 136 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
  12. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7909.
  13. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Sep 18, 2024 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 7909, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Lee (FL) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  15. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5372-5373)
  16. Sep 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 158 (Roll no. 429). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5354)House · Roll call 429
  17. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 266 - 158 (Roll no. 429). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H5354)House · Roll call 429
  18. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Sep 19, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. The Immigration Hub, LLC2 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  2. CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  3. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.1 report
    $112.5K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.