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HR 825 105th Congress House Immigration Administrative procedure Aliens 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: February 25, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Feb 25, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

What's happening now March 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 21, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 5, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 25, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 825: 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.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-825/
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"H.R. 825: 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.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-825/.
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H.R. 825, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-825/.
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