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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

BE GONE Act

S. 1517Introduced Apr 29, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

Sponsor: Sen. Joni Ernst R-IA
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 29, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 18 Republicans

0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Susan Collins (R-ME), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Darline Graham (R-SC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Justice (R-WV), James Lankford (R-OK), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David McCormick (R-PA), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), James Risch (R-ID), Tim Scott (R-SC).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Iowa in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.