# 119-hr-4472: Stop COYOTES Act

119-hr-4472, Stop COYOTES Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4472
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop COYOTES Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Strengthens penalties for child-targeted crimes and fentanyl offenses while forcing regular border crime data sharing.** It creates a new federal offense for felonies involving minors near schools and youth facilities, raises penalties for fentanyl-related crimes, and requires DHS to share and report border crime data every 180 days. - Families and children: Creates a new offense covering crimes against minors (under 18) committed near schools, colleges, or youth facilities and adds a mandatory extra prison term. Distances include 1,000 feet or 100 feet for specified sites. - People involved in drug trafficking: Raises statutory monetary penalties for fentanyl-related offenses with tiered increases across four penalty brackets. - Law enforcement and border communities: Requires the Department of Homeland Security to ensure ICE and CBP share specified unlawful entry, trafficking, kidnapping, abuse, drug and firearm smuggling, and organized-crime data with federal, state, and local partners within 100 miles of a land border and to report those data to Congress every 180 days.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Regular border crime data sharing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make ICE and CBP share certain border‑crime information with each other and with State and local law enforcement in border areas. Agencies would have to share data for jurisdictions within 100 miles of a U.S. land border. The…
- Much higher fines for fentanyl cases: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would raise the dollar thresholds for criminal fines when a conviction involves the specified substance in clause (vi). For the larger fine bracket set, the bill would replace $10,000,000 with $15,000,000; $20,000,000 with $30,000,000; $50,000,000 with $75,000,000; and $75,000,…
- Extra prison time for crimes near kids: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a new sentencing enhancement for certain federal felonies involving a minor (under 18). A person convicted of a listed felony that involved a minor and occurred within the stated distances could receive up to 10 extra years in prison. The enhancement would apply if…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-4472 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4472)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4472 (as of 2026-09-21).