A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 10 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving" Act, aims to change how the law views certain driving offenses. It seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include specific drunk driving offenses under the definition of an aggravated felony. These offenses involve driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or drugs that results in death or serious bodily injury. The bill would make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible to the United States. These changes would apply to actions taken on or after the date the act is enacted.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this tighten control of the border?
The bill increases border security by making certain individuals inadmissible to the country.
The opposite
- Scored -6
Would immigrants be better off under this?
The bill negatively impacts immigrants by expanding the list of crimes that lead to inadmissibility.
- Scored -5
Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens?
The bill creates new barriers to legal status by classifying certain driving offenses as aggravated felonies.
- Scored -2
Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?
The bill may disproportionately affect Hispanic immigrant populations through stricter inadmissibility rules.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Inadmissibility for serious offenses: Under Section 2 and Section 3, an alien convicted of driving while intoxicated, impaired, or under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance that results in the death of, or serious bodily injury to, another person would be considered to have committed an aggravated felony. This would result in the person being inadmissible.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Broad application of offenses: According to Section 2, the new classification of an aggravated felony applies to these driving offenses regardless of whether the conviction is classified as a misdemeanor or a felony under Federal, State, tribal, or local law.
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Retroactive application of convictions: Section 4 states that the amendments will apply to actions taken on or after the date of enactment, regardless of when the relevant criminal conviction actually occurred.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would immigrants be better off under this? — The bill negatively impacts immigrants by expanding the list of crimes that lead to inadmissibility. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill may disproportionately affect Hispanic immigrant populations through stricter inadmissibility rules.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this tighten control of the border? — The bill increases border security by making certain individuals inadmissible to the country. Does this make it easier for immigrants already here to become citizens? — The bill creates new barriers to legal status by classifying certain driving offenses as aggravated felonies.
- 1/7/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 10 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina
Ted CruzRepublican · Texas
Ruben GallegoDemocrat · Arizona
Bill HagertyRepublican · Tennessee
John KennedyRepublican · Louisiana
Cynthia LummisRepublican · Wyoming
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma
Markwayne MullinRepublican · Oklahoma
Eric SchmittRepublican · Missouri
Thomas TillisRepublican · North Carolina