# 119-hr-263: Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act

119-hr-263, Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-263
- Congress: 119
- Title: Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates new criminal offenses** to stop people from tipping off or sabotaging immigration, border, and customs enforcement. It would also extend firearm rules tied to alien smuggling and update related statutes for consistent penalties. - Makes "illicit spotting" a federal crime to knowingly transmit the location, movement, or activities of Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement when the intent is to further a federal border-related crime. The offense carries a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both. - Criminalizes knowingly destroying, altering, or constructing to defeat fences, barriers, sensors, cameras, or other physical or electronic devices used to control the border or ports of entry. The offense carries a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or up to 20 years if a firearm is used or possessed. - Expands 18 U.S.C. 924(c) to apply to "alien smuggling crimes," defines terms such as "brandish" and "crime of violence," and makes conforming changes across bankruptcy, criminal, and prison statutes while adding the new offense to certain statute of limitations rules.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New crimes for aiding border evasion: benefit, medium. The bill would create two federal crimes tied to border enforcement. First, it would ban knowingly sharing law‑enforcement locations or movements to help crimes involving immigration, customs, drugs, agriculture, money, or other border controls. A conviction could mean a fine, up to 10 years in pri…
- Longer time to prosecute new offenses: cost, low. The bill would add the new Section 295 crimes to a special statute of limitations rule. Prosecutors would have a longer window to bring these immigration‑related charges. This would increase legal exposure for people accused of these offenses. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.
- Firearm penalties expanded to smuggling crimes: mixed, medium. The bill would change the federal gun‑sentencing rule. It would add alien smuggling felonies to the crimes covered. It would also define what it means to brandish a gun, what counts as a crime of violence, and what is a drug trafficking crime. If enacted, more smuggling and related cases could trig…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-263 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/263)

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- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-7008: Stop Insider Trading Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7008)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-263 (as of 2026-04-21).