A new bill would mandate deportation for illegal immigrants caught drunk driving (Getty Images)
"Today's vote in the House sends a clear message: if you are a guest in this country, and you break our laws and put American lives at risk by driving under the influence, there will be consequences," Moore said.
The bill is named after Jeremy and Angel Seay, a couple from Moore's own community who were killed by an illegal immigrant who was found to have been drunk driving, Moore said.
It's also named after slain Arizona police officer Brandon Mendoza, who was killed by an illegal immigrant found to have been driving under the influence.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voted against the bill. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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But Moore said he was "amazed" that 160 Democrats voted against the bill.
"It just shows that if it comes to anything about holding illegal immigrants accountable, even if it's killing our own people in drunk driving cases, they're against any kind of reforms on immigration," Moore said.
House Democrats' senior leadership are among the 160 who voted against the bill, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
The legislation would have to be taken up by the Senate and then signed into law by President Donald Trump to go into effect.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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