Text of Senate Amendment 46

Text of Senate Amendment 46

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)] [Senate] [Pages S156-S157] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 46. Mr. BUDD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 4. PROTECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT. (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the ``Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement Act of 2025'' or the ``POLICE Act of 2025''. (b) Assault of Law Enforcement Officer.--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) Assault of law enforcement officer.-- ``(i) In general.--Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of, any offense involving assault of a law enforcement officer is deportable. ``(ii) Circumstances.--The circumstances referred to in clause (i) are that the law enforcement officer was assaulted-- ``(I) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties; ``(II) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or ``(III) because of his or her status as a law enforcement officer. ``(iii) Definitions.--In this subparagraph-- ``(I) the term `assault' has the meaning given that term in the jurisdiction where the act occurred; and ``(II) the term `law enforcement officer' is a person authorized by law-- ``(aa) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; ``(bb) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or ``(cc) to be a firefighter or other first responder.''. (c) Report on Aliens Deported for Assaulting a Law Enforcement Officer.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security an annual report identifying the number of aliens who were deported during the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 237(a)(2)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (b). [[Page S157]] ______