Alien Smuggling Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1999
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Sep 27, 1999)
Alien Smuggling Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1999 - Directs the Attorney General to make specified increases in the number of full-time, active duty Immigration and Naturalization Service personnel assigned to combat alien smuggling.
Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to: (1) provide in its sentencing guidelines for increased criminal sentences and fines for alien smuggling and related activities; and (2) amend its sentencing guidelines to provide that plea bargaining and other prosecutorial policy differences among districts shall not be a ground for sentence imposition outside the applicable guidelines.
Authorizes additional appropriations for such alien smuggling enforcement activities.
What just happenedSep 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Sep 27, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 27, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11495)
- Sep 27, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate