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HR 3744 104th Congress House Immigration Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Department of Justice Deportation Female circumcision Government Operations and Politics Health Human rights International Affairs Law Right of asylum Sex discrimination against women Women

To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or…

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To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.

Introduced: June 27, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 4, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jun 27, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Attorney General to promulgate: (1) regulations applicable to the determination of an alien's eligibility to be granted asylum under the Immigration and Nationality Act to cover gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation; and (2) regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, which shall apply with respect to withholding deportation or return.

What's happening now September 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 27, 1996
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 27, 1996
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 1996
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 27, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3744: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3744/
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"H.R. 3744: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3744/.
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H.R. 3744, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3744/.
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