H.R. 4092

Summary

H.R. 4092, the Protect RAIL Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 24, 2025 by Rep. Paul Gosar (R) with 39 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4092 has 39 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4092 IH: Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-24
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4092  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 24, 2025   Mr. Gosar  (for himself,  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ,  Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Brecheen ,  Mr. Burchett ,  Mr. Ciscomani ,  Mr. Crane ,  Mr. Donalds ,  Mr. DesJarlais ,  Mr. Fallon ,  Mr. Fine ,  Mr. Fry ,  Mr. Gill of Texas ,  Mr. Guest ,  Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona ,  Mr. Harrigan ,  Mr. Norman ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Rulli ,  Mr. Schweikert ,  Mr. Sessions ,  Mr. Van Drew ,  Mr. Weber of Texas , and  Mr. Williams of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act   or the   Protect RAIL Act  .
2.
Inadmissibility and deportability for offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier
(a)
Inadmissibility
Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(J)
Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier
Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is inadmissible.
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(b)
Deportability
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)
Offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier
Any alien who has been convicted of an offense under section 659 of title 18, United States Code, or a conspiracy to commit such an offense, is deportable.
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Tracker

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable.

Sponsors

Rep. Paul Gosar (R) sponsors H.R. 4092, and 39 members have co-sponsored it, 24 of them from the day it was introduced.

Paul Gosar

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 24, 2025

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Sheri Biggs

Rep. · R–SC-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Lauren Boebert

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Josh Brecheen

Rep. · R–OK-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Tim Burchett

Rep. · R–TN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Juan Ciscomani

Rep. · R–AZ-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Scott DesJarlais

Rep. · R–TN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 24, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 4092 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jun 24, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4092 has taken 2 actions since Jun 24, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4092 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4092 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Protect RAIL Act — Display Title
• Protect RAIL Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Protect Railroads Against Illegal Looters Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed certain offenses involving interstate or foreign shipments by carrier are inadmissible and deportable. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4092 in 15 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Railroads, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Transportation, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4092 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4092’s is Immigration.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4092, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOSAR:H.R. 4092.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4[Page H2923]

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