Visa Overstay Penalties Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1937 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1937 To amend section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for illegal entry and unlawful presence. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2025 Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand penalties for illegal entry and unlawful presence. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Visa Overstay Penalties Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXPANDED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ENTRY OR PRESENCE. Section 275 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or if the alien was previously convicted of an offense under subsection (e)(2)(A)'' after ``for a subse…