H.R. 35 · 119th Congress

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Introduced on Jan 3, 2025 by Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6). 32 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 13, 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
32
0 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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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 impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle.

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Motor vehicles

Summary

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

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).

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Juan CiscomaniR-AZ-6Sponsor

Republicans · 32

Roll calls

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

  1. On Passage
    Feb 13, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 264–155

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. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H682-691)
  5. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 35.
  6. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  7. Feb 13, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 155 (Roll no. 42). (text: CR H683)House · Roll call 42
  8. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 264 - 155 (Roll no. 42). (text: CR H683)House · Roll call 42
  9. Feb 13, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Feb 13, 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

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF POLICE ASSOCIATIONS, AFL-CIO4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  2. SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.4 reports
  3. Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights3 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  4. NUMBERSUSA ACTION, INC.3 reports
  5. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)3 reports
    $45K reported (all issues)
  6. American Civil Liberties Union2 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  7. Federation for American Immigration Reform2 reports
    $108.9K reported (all issues)
  8. The Sentencing Project2 reports
    $49.2K reported (all issues)
  9. Disability Rights Education & Defense, Inc.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  10. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  11. Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund1 report

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.