H.R. 3486 · 119th Congress

Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

Introduced on May 19, 2025 by Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5). 5 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 15, 2025): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 19, 2025
Cosponsors
5
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 increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Detention of persons
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Violent crime

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, May 19, 2025). Public domain.

Stop Illegal Reentry Act

This bill establishes or increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who illegally enter the United States and then commit a felony or illegally reenter the United States.

The bill establishes a mandatory minimum prison term of 5 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who (1) improperly enters, or attempts to improperly enter, the United States; and (2) is subsequently convicted of a felony.

The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 2 years to 5 years for repeated improper entry.

The bill also increases from 2 years to 10 years the maximum term of imprisonment for an individual who had been denied entry into or removed from the United States and who later enters or attempts to enter without prior approval. The bill increases the maximum term of imprisonment from 10 to 15 years if such an individual was convicted of three or more specified types of misdemeanors before removal.

An individual who had been denied entry or removed three or more times and who later enters or attempts to enter the United States shall be fined, imprisoned for up to 10 years, or both.

The bill establishes a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and allows a life sentence for an individual who was convicted of a felony before removal, or convicted of illegal reentry at least two times before removal, and who subsequently enters or tries to enter the United States.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Stephanie I. BiceR-OK-5Sponsor

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

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

  1. On Passage
    Sep 11, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 226–197

History

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

  1. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 19, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. May 21, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 21, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.
  6. Jul 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-200.
  7. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-200.
  8. Jul 15, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 163.
  9. Sep 9, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 682 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 and H.R. 3486. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 under a structured rule and H.R. 3486 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  10. Sep 9, 2025 · HouseRule H. Res. 682 passed House.
  11. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 682. (consideration: CR H4242)
  12. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 and H.R. 3486. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3838 under a structured rule and H.R. 3486 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  13. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3486.
  14. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  15. Sep 11, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3486, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Raskin demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  16. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4250)
  17. Sep 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 264). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4242: 4)House · Roll call 264
  18. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 197 (Roll no. 264). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4242)House · Roll call 264
  19. Sep 11, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Sep 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

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. American Civil Liberties Union4 reports
    $920K reported (all issues)
  2. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  3. CASA, Inc.2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  4. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  5. SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.2 reports
  6. The Sentencing Project2 reports
    $61.1K reported (all issues)
  7. Community Change Action1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  8. Federation for American Immigration Reform1 report
    $29.5K reported (all issues)
  9. Human Rights First1 report
    $85.6K reported (all issues)
  10. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights1 report
    $530K 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.