Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3242 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3242 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide additional criminal penalties for aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and are convicted of crimes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2025 Mr. Knott (for himself, Mr. Fry, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Onder, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Barr, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Collins, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Roy, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Mast, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Jack, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide additional criminal penalties for aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and are convicted of crimes, and for other purposes. 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 ``Punishing Illegal Immigrant Felons Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. COMMISSION OF CRIMES BY ALIENS UNLAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Commission of Crimes by Aliens Who Improperly Enter.--Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting ``5 years''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Any alien who improperly enters the United States, as described in subsection (a), and is subsequently convicted of any crime punishable by