One Strike Act

One Strike Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the definition of "aggravated felony" a criminal violation committed by an alien who improperly entered the United States.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
[H.R. 1753 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1753

    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the 
   definition of the term ``aggravated felony'' a criminal violation 
    committed by an alien who unlawfully entered the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2009

   Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida (for herself, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
 Myrick, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
   Lamborn, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Poe of Texas, and Mr. Akin) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include in the 
   definition of the term ``aggravated felony'' a criminal violation 
    committed by an alien who unlawfully entered the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``One Strike Act''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS BY ALIENS ENTERING UNLAWFULLY.

    Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(43)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (T);
            (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the 
        end of subparagraph (U); and
            (3) by inserting after subparagrah (U) the following:
                    ``(V) an offense committed in the United States for 
                which a term of imprisonment may be imposed after the 
                date of the enactment of this subparagraph by an alien 
                who violated section 275(a).''.
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