United States · Bill · S
S. 45 (115th)
Kate's Law
Introduced
5 January 2017
Last action
5 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL], Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Subjects
Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Stop Illegal Reentry Act or Kate's Law This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase from two years to five years the maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being excluded, denied admission, deported, or removed. The bill establishes: a 10-year maximum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed on three or more prior occasions; and a 5-year mandatory minimum prison term for an alien who re-enters after being removed following a conviction for an aggravated felony or following two or more prior convictions for illegal re-entry.
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Timeline
5 January 2017
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/45
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/45
- us · 115-s-45 · source updated 10 August 2026