Bills · 119th Congress · Immigration

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced1/3/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 1/16/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 274–145 on January 16, 2025 (Roll Call 17 →). Received in the Senate on January 17, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Passage · 1/16/25PassageThe vote on whether this chamber approves the measure — usually by a simple majority of those voting. It becomes law only once both chambers pass the same text and the president signs it, or Congress overrides a veto.House: The Legislative Process ↗
Passed
  • Democratic61 Yea · 145 Nay · 9 Not voting
  • Republican213 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

This bill establishes certain criminal grounds for making non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) inadmissible and expands the crimes for which a non-U.S. national is deportable.

First, the bill establishes that a non-U.S. national is inadmissible if the individual has admitted to or is convicted of acts constituting the essential elements of stalking, child abuse, child neglect, child abandonment, a sex offense, conspiracy to commit a sex offense, a violation of certain protection orders, or domestic violence (including physical or sexual abuse or a pattern of coercive behavior when it occurs within certain close relationships).

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Sponsor
Rep. Nancy Mace ( Republican · SC-1)
Cosponsors
60
Introduced
1/3/25
Policy area
Immigration

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (12)
  1. 1/3/25Introduced in House
  2. 1/3/25Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 1/16/25Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H191-201)
  4. 1/16/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 30.
  5. 1/16/25The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  6. 1/16/25Ms. Moore (WI) moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H200)
  7. 1/16/25The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  8. 1/16/25On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 206 - 213 (Roll no. 16).
  9. 1/16/25Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)
  10. 1/16/25On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 274 - 145 (Roll no. 17). (text: CR H191)
  11. 1/16/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. 1/17/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.