[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4638 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4638
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Calvert (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Steube, Mr. Owens, Mr. Issa, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Williams of Texas, and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.
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 ``Bill to Outlaw Wounding of Official Working Animals Act'' or the ``BOWOW Act''.
SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED TO HARMING ANIMALS USED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(J) Harming animals used in law enforcement.--Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 1368 of title 18, United States Code (relating to harming animals used in law enforcement), is inadmissible.''. (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(G) Harming animals used in law enforcement.--Any alien who has been convicted of, who admits having committed, or who admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of an offense under section 1368 of title 18, United States Code (relating to harming animals used in law enforcement), is deportable.''. <all>