A border congressman’s legislation headed to the House floor would impose harsher consequences on anyone who leads law enforcement on a vehicular high-speed chase near the border, particularly if the pursuit ends in a deadly accident.

Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), who represents the southeastern part of the state, said addressing the high-speed chases coming through communities in his region was the “No. 1 thing [community leaders] asked for” after he took office in 2023, Ciscomani told the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.