H.R. 30 · 119th Congress

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Introduced on Jan 3, 2025 by Nancy Mace (R-SC-1). 60 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 17, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 3, 2025
Cosponsors
60
0 from the other party
Policy area
Immigration
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  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

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025). Public domain.

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.

First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).

Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.

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 · 60

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Jan 16, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 206–213
  2. On Passage
    Jan 16, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 274–145

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H191-201)
  5. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 30.
  6. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  7. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseMs. Moore (WI) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H200)
  8. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  9. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 213 (Roll no. 16).House · Roll call 16
  10. Jan 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)House · Roll call 17
  11. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)House · Roll call 17
  12. Jan 16, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Jan 17, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. National Council of Jewish Women6 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  2. YWCA USA6 reports
    $593K reported (all issues)
  3. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  4. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  5. Federation for American Immigration Reform2 reports
    $108.9K reported (all issues)
  6. CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  7. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.