# 119-s-512: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

119-s-512, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-512
- As of: 2026-08-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-512
- Congress: 119
- Title: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Would create a federal crime for operating a motor vehicle to flee U.S. Border Patrol or any officer actively assisting it within 100 miles of the U.S. border.** It would attach prison terms that grow with harm and add immigration penalties for noncitizens who commit or admit the offense.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal crime for fleeing drivers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a new federal crime for driving a vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while intentionally fleeing certain law enforcement. The bill targets fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol agent or officers assisting Border Patrol. The basic penalty would be up to 2 year…
- Immigration penalties for fleeing drivers: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would make a conviction for the new fleeing-by-vehicle offense a ground to deny admission to noncitizens and to deport them. It would also make a conviction or an admission of having committed the offense a bar to asylum and other immigration relief. The rule applies when an al…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act

## Sources
- [119-s-512 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/512)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [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-s-213: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-213)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-512 (as of 2026-08-11).