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S.2945

S.2945: BE GONE Act

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Introduced Oct. 6, 2021
Latest Major Action Oct. 6, 2021

Bill Sponsor

Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

Bill Cosponsors

22 (1 Democrat, 21 Republicans)

John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
James Lankford (R-Okla.)
Mike Lee (R-Utah)
Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.)
Rob Portman (R-Ohio)
John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)
Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
John Kennedy (R-La.)
Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

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Introduced in Senate - Oct. 6, 2021

Bill Summary

Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants or the BE GONE Act This bill expands, for immigration purposes, the definition of aggravated felony to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence. (Under current law, a conviction for an aggravated felony is grounds for deportation and may bar an individual from other immigration-related benefits.)

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Date	Description
Oct. 6, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct. 6, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

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