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HR 2662 116th Congress House

Asylum Seeker Protection Act

Official title: To prohibit funds from being used to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on December 20, 2018.

Introduced: May 10, 2019 Introduced by: Escobar, Veronica Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureImmigration status and procedures
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Latin AmericaMexicoRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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Became law
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 10, 2019
Introduced in House
May 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Asylum Seeker Protection Act

This bill prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce the Migrant Protection Protocols announced on December 20, 2018.

(The protocol generally requires that aliens who are not clearly admissible arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. The protocol applies to aliens seeking asylum but who have been assessed not to be more likely than not to face persecution or torture in Mexico.)


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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 70
All 70 Democratic 46
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Aug 4, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 15, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 3, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 26, 2020
Kildee, Daniel
· Feb 21, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 10, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Feb 10, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Feb 10, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2020
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 6, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 3, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 3, 2020
Payne, Donald
· Jan 29, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Jan 28, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jan 24, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 24, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 16, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Jan 15, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 15, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 8, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 8, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 8, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 28, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Sep 19, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 11, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 9, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 9, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jun 6, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 23, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 20, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 20, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 15, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · May 14, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 14, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 14, 2019
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