HR 7343 United States House · 118th Congress

Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

This bill requires immigration authorities to detain and deport non-citizens who assault law enforcement officers while on duty or because of their officer status. It amends immigration law to mandate detention for individuals already inadmissible under certain immigration categories who commit assaults against officers during official duties. The Secretary of Homeland Security must issue a detainer and take custody if the person isn't already detained by authorities. The bill defines "assault" by local law and includes firefighters and first responders as protected "law enforcement officers."

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Sub-Topics: Detention Enforcement Sanctuary Policies

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 13, 2024 Last action May 16, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · May 15, 2024

MODERATE

The Engrossed version of HR 7343 expands the definition of 'law enforcement officer' to include campus police officers and school resource officers, adds an annual reporting requirement for DHS to Congress on the number of aliens detained under the bill, and adds a new Section 3 requiring a GAO study within 180 days of enactment on the number of inadmissible aliens detained for assaulting law enforcement officers over the prior five years.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened in two ways: (1) the class of protected persons expanded to include campus police and school resource officers, and (2) new oversight mechanisms were added (annual DHS reporting and a one-time GAO study) that extend the bill's reach into accountability and data collection beyond the core detention mandate.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'law enforcement officer' was expanded to add campus police officers and school resource officers as a new category (subparagraph IV), in addition to the existing categories of criminal law enforcement, arrest/prosecution authorities, and firefighters/first responders.

ENFORCEMENT

A new annual reporting requirement was added (paragraph 4) requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to report to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees each year on the number of aliens detained under this provision in the preceding year.

REQUIREMENT

An entirely new Section 3 was added requiring the Comptroller General (GAO) to complete a study within 180 days of enactment and report to Congress on the number of inadmissible aliens who were detained during the five years preceding the report for committing an assault against a law enforcement officer.

TECHNICAL

Minor grammatical fix in paragraph (E)(ii) adding 'is' before each verb in the list ('is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of') for parallel structure.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2024

How they voted

265–148

Passed · 17 other

Total votes 430

May 15, 2024

D Democratic213

54 Yea 148 Nay 11

69% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican216

210 Yea 6

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 16, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 148 (Roll no. 204).

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 148 (Roll no. 204).

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

lower

May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 7343.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaLota amendment No. 4.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norman amendment No. 2.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Molinaro amendment No. 1.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 7343.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

The Speaker designated the Honorable Russ Fulcher to act as Chairman of the Committee.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1227 and Rule XVIII.

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May 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.

lower

Apr 30, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-478.

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Mar 6, 2024

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 9.

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Mar 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Feb 13, 2024

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors