H.R. 5585 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
Cosponsors: 19 (0 D, 19 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-09-20
Latest action (2024-01-31): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 5585 does, in plain terms
Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act 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).
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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