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S. 2001

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2001, the No Visas for Violent Criminals Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 10, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 10, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 2001 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2001/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2001 IS: No Visas for Violent Criminals Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2001  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 10, 2025   Mr. Cotton  (for himself and  Mr. Banks ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the
 United States.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Visas for Violent Criminals Act  .
2.
Immigration consequences for unlawful
 protest-related activities
(a)
In general
Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(G)
Unlawful protest-related activities
Any alien who is convicted of a crime—
(i)
related to the alien’s conduct at and during the course of a protest;
(ii)
involving the defacement, vandalism, or destruction of Federal property; or
(iii)
involving the intentional obstruction of any highway, road, bridge, or tunnel,
 is
 deportable.
 .
(b)
Cancellation of visa; removal
If any alien is convicted of a deportable crime described in section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)—
(1)
any visa issued to such alien shall immediately be cancelled; and
(2)
not later than 60 days after such conviction, such alien shall be removed from the United States.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States.

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 2001, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2001 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 10, 2025

Actions

S. 2001 has taken 2 actions since Jun 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 10, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Jun 10, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2001 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2001 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • No Visas for Violent Criminals Act — Display Title
  • No Visas for Violent Criminals Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to subject aliens convicted of certain crimes to expedited removal from the United States. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2001 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2001’s is Immigration.

s2001/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com