Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009

Summary

Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to check against all available terrorist watchlists those alien smugglers and smuggled individuals who are interdicted at U.S. land, air, and sea borders. Revises alien smuggling and related criminal offense and penalty provisions. Provides extraterritorial jurisdiction over such offenses. Limits a defense of necessity for knowingly bringing an illegal alien into the United States from the high seas. Exempts from certain of such violations (transporting or harboring in the United States) a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the United States (or its agents or officers), unless the organization recruits, encourages, or induces an alien to come to or enter the United States, that encourages, invites, or enables an alien who is present in the United States to serve as a volunteer minister or missionary for such organization in the United States, provided the minister or missionary has been a member of the denomination for at least one year. Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend as appropriate sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of alien smuggling offenses and criminal failure to heave to or obstruction of boarding.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 1 April 2009

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 1 April 2009

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 31 March 2009

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 31 March 2009

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 31 March 2009

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 February 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 February 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 February 2009

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