# 119-s-1517: BE GONE Act

119-s-1517, BE GONE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1517
- Congress: 119
- Title: BE GONE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Adds sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence to the INA's list of aggravated felonies.** This bill would add a new subparagraph to Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act so those convictions count as aggravated felonies for immigration enforcement. - Noncitizens convicted of these offenses would be treated under aggravated-felony removal rules, which the bill is intended to expedite. - Immigration enforcement agencies and immigration adjudicators would have a broader set of crimes that trigger aggravated-felony consequences, increasing the offenses used in removal cases.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New deportation risk for noncitizens: cost, low. This bill would add “sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence” to the federal list of aggravated felonies. If enacted, noncitizens convicted of those crimes would more often face deportation, be barred from returning, and lose many forms of immigration relief. The bill text gives no effective…

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## Sources
- [119-s-1517 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1517)

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- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1517 (as of 2026-08-11).