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HR 6706 117th Congress House Immigration

ALIEN Act of 2022

Introduced: February 11, 2022 Introduced by: Fallon, Pat Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Abolishing the Lottery and Immigration Enforcement Now Act of 2022 or the ALIEN Act of 2022

This bill makes various changes to immigration laws, including by (1) eliminating the diversity visa program; (2) establishing additional penalties for non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who overstay a visa, such as criminal penalties for an overstay and permanent bans for repeat overstays; and (3) eliminating the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility, such as for grounds related to the simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 8
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 6, 2022
Buck, Ken
· Jun 7, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Mar 16, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Feb 11, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 11, 2022
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Feb 11, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 11, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 11, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6706: ALIEN Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6706/
MLA
"H.R. 6706: ALIEN Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6706/.
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H.R. 6706, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6706/.
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[H.R. 6706: ALIEN Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6706/)
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