H.R. 4638 would make an alien (a non-U.S. national) inadmissible to or deportable from the United States if that person admits to or is convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement.
Under current law, harming animals used in law enforcement can be deemed to be a crime involving moral turpitude; the admission of or conviction for such a crime makes an alien inadmissible or, in certain cases, deportable. Therefore, CBO expects that only a few people would be removed from the United States based solely on enacting this bill. Because some of those aliens might be eligible for federal benefits—some of which are provided through income tax credits—CBO estimates that enacting the bill would decrease direct spending and increase revenues by an insignificant amount over the 2026-2035 period.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
