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HR 3744 104th Congress House

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…

Official title: To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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
Immigration Administrative procedureCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDepartment of JusticeDeportation
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Female circumcisionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHuman rightsInternational AffairsLawRight of asylumSex discrimination against womenWomen
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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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 Latest action September 4, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jul 23, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 27, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 27, 1996
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Jun 27, 1996
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 27, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 27, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 27, 1996
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APA
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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