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S. 1517

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1517, the BE GONE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 29, 2025 by Sen. Joni Ernst (R) with 18 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 1517 has 18 co-sponsors.

sb1517/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1517 IS: Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1517  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 29, 2025   Ms. Ernst  (for herself,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Grassley ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Graham ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Lee ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Lankford ,  Mr. Hawley ,  Mr. Scott of South Carolina , and  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.
1.
Short titles
This Act may be cited as the   Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants   or the   BE GONE Act  .
2.
Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (T), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(V)
sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-29
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

Sponsors

Sen. Joni Ernst (R) sponsors S. 1517, and 18 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1517 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Apr 29, 2025

Actions

S. 1517 has taken 2 actions since Apr 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Apr 29, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1517 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1517, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1517 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • BE GONE Act — Display Title
  • BE GONE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 1517 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOE CHATHAM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM2025 second_quarter$48.3K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1517 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1517’s is Immigration.

s1517/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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