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H.R. 5585 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

Passed a chamber Introduced Nov 7, 2023 Latest action Jan 31, 2024

What it does

This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol.

The bill establishes criminal penalties for an offense, including a mandatory minimum prison term for an offense resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additionally, a non-U.S. national who is convicted of or admits to committing an offense is inadmissible, deportable, and ineligble for immigration relief (including asylum).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jan 30, 2024 (Passed House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.

Roll call votes

DateQuestionParty split (yea)Result
Jan 30, 2024
House roll 742
On Agreeing to the Amendment
D 201–10 · R 0–214
Failed
201–224
Jan 30, 2024
House roll 743
On PassageAgent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
D 56–154 · R 215–0
Passed
271–154

Latest action

Jan 31, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.