- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 40
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2025
What it does
The Protect RAIL Act would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make aliens inadmissible and deportable if they have been convicted of, admitted to committing, or admitted to acts constituting the essential elements of an offense under 18 U.S.C. § 659 (theft from interstate or foreign shipments by carrier) or a conspiracy to commit such an offense. This provision applies to individuals involved in looting or theft targeting railroads or other interstate freight shipments. The bill specifically targets non-citizens engaged in criminal activity related to the theft of goods moving across state or international borders via carriers, adding these offenses as grounds for exclusion from…
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Paul Gosar
- Abraham Hamadeh
- Andrew Ogles
- Andy Biggs
- Barry Moore
- Brandon Gill
- Byron Donalds
- David Schweikert
- Diana Harshbarger
- Eli Crane
- Eric Crawford
- Glenn Grothman
- Harriet Hageman
- Jefferson Van Drew
- Josh Brecheen
- Juan Ciscomani
- Lauren Boebert
- Mary Miller
- Max Miller
- Michael Cloud
- Michael Guest
- Michael Rulli
- Nicholas Begich
- Pat Harrigan
- Patrick Fallon
- Pete Sessions
- Pete Stauber
- Ralph Norman
- Randall Fine
- Randy Weber
- Roger Williams
- Russ Fulcher
- Russell Fry
- Ryan Mackenzie
- Scott DesJarlais
- Sheri Biggs
- Tim Burchett
- Troy Downing
- Troy Nehls
- Wesley Hunt
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