Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191) | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Vote | On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 213 (Roll no. 16). | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | Ms. Moore (WI) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H200) | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 30. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-16 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H191-201) | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2025-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |