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H.R. 7452 117th Congress House

Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to tighten asylum laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 7, 2022 Introduced by: John R. Carter Republican · Texas 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
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022

This bill modifies standards and requirements related to individuals seeking asylum.

The bill amends the definition of credible fear of persecution to require that such fear can be established by statements that are more probable than not. The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters.

If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions.

Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3217 Reintroduced Bill USA Act of 2023
  • HR 759 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2021
  • HR 1901 Stopping Border Surges Act
  • HR 6637 DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
  • S 884 Stopping Border Surges Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7452: Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7452/
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"H.R. 7452: Updated Standards for Asylum (USA) Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7452/.
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H.R. 7452, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7452/.
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