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119th Congress Immigration

H.R. 30: Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Passed HouseJan 16, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 3, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Jan 16, 2025, 274–145
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 3, 2025

This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.

First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).

Next, the bill establishes additional grounds for deportation. Under current law, a non-U.S. national is deportable for certain criminal convictions, including domestic violence, stalking, and child abuse. The bill makes any sex offense (including crimes against minors) or conspiracy to commit a sex offense a basis for deportation. The bill also expands the domestic violence crimes that make a non-U.S. national deportable to include physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Jan 16, 2025

On Passage

Passed 274–145

Yea 274majority 210Nay 145

  • Democrats61 yea, 145 nay
  • Republicans212 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: George Whitesides (D-CA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez (D-NM), Derek Tran (D-CA), Ritchie Torres (D-NY), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR) and Eric Sorensen (D-IL) voted Yea; and 51 more

See how all 419 members voted

Showing 434 of 434 members

Yea 274

Republicans (212)

Democrats (61) broke with their party

Independents (1)

Nay 145

Democrats (145)

Not voting 15

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Jan 16, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

2 votes on this bill

Showing 2 of 2 roll calls

  • Jan 16, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 274–145
    Roll call 17 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats6114509
    Republicans212006
    Independents1000
    Total274145015

    House roll call 17: On Passage. Passed.

    61 crossed party lines: 61 Democrats

    How each member voted (434)
  • Jan 16, 2025HouseMotion to recommitFailed, yea-nay 206–213
    Roll call 16 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats206009
    Republicans021206
    Independents0100
    Total206213015

    House roll call 16: On Motion to Recommit. Failed.

    How each member voted (434)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

60

Who scored on this bill

648 points earned
  1. 1Nancy Mace R-SC SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone, passed House4 events+42
  2. 2Brendan Boyle D-PA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-IL1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Janelle Bynum D-OR1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2James Clyburn D-SC1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Jan 16, 2025Passed the House, 274–145.
  2. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in the House by Nancy Mace.
Show the full action history (12 actions)
  1. Jan 17, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jan 16, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H191-201)
  3. Jan 16, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 30.
  4. Jan 16, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  5. Jan 16, 2025Ms. Moore (WI) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H200)
  6. Jan 16, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  7. Jan 16, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 213 (Roll no. 16).
  8. Jan 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)
  9. Jan 16, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)
  10. Jan 16, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  12. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.