The proposed bill seeks ... to strengthen penalties for illegal reentry into the United States.
Introduce legislation to strengthen penalties for illegal reentry into the United States.
Occurrences
Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) cosponsor the bill. ... The legislation would impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any person who illegally enters the country with multiple convictions, or a conviction for an aggravated felony.
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Ted Cruz to introduce the Stop Illegal Reentry Act , also known as Kate’s Law. The bill would amend federal law to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for an illegal alien who has multiple convictions, or a conviction for an aggravated felony.
Evidence
Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Ted Cruz to introduce the Stop Illegal Reentry Act, also known as Kate’s Law. The bill would amend federal law to impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for an illegal alien who has multiple convictions, or a conviction for an aggravated felony.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley joined Sen. Ted Cruz in introducing the Stop Illegal Reentry Act. The legislation would impose a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for any person who illegally enters the country with multiple convictions, or a conviction for an aggravated felony.
Senator Rick Scott announced the introduction of his Unifying American Security Interests (UASI) Act and the Sanctuary Jurisdiction Event Security Enhancement Act to crack down on sanctuary cities and stop them from using federal tax dollars to put criminal illegal aliens over the American people.
Sponsor: Scott, Rick [R-FL]*. Latest Action: Senate - 01/28/2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill summary states it increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals who illegally reenter the United States after removal or exclusion.
The bill text is titled 'A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.'
Assessments
The promise was specifically to introduce legislation strengthening penalties for illegal reentry, not necessarily to enact it. Rick Scott sponsored S.271, the Stop Illegal Reentry Act, in the 119th Congress on January 28, 2025. The bill text directly states it would amend immigration law to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after removal. That satisfies the promised federal legislative action during his current Senate term.
Multiple pieces of evidence confirm that Rick Scott introduced and co-sponsored legislation specifically designed to strengthen penalties for illegal reentry into the United States. The Stop Illegal Reentry Act (Kate's Law) directly addresses harsher criminal penalties, and Scott's public and legislative role is well-documented. This fulfills the clear and specific promise to introduce such legislation.
Senator Rick Scott not only co-sponsored but also introduced and supported multiple pieces of legislation specifically aiming to strengthen penalties for illegal reentry into the United States, including the Stop Illegal Reentry Act and other related bills. These efforts directly match the campaign promise to introduce such legislation. The evidence confirms clear legislative action within the same Senate term.