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H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-03 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

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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).

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Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] · 32 cosponsors

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Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), David G. Valadao (R-CA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Zachary Nunn (R-IA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Roger Williams (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Cory Mills (R-FL), Abraham J. Hamadeh (R-AZ), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Craig A. Goldman (R-TX), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), John J. McGuire III (R-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] reported raising $7.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr35 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills