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HR 7772 117th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Detention of persons Government liability Immigration status and procedures Intergovernmental relations Visas and passports

Border Safety and Security Act of 2022

Introduced: May 13, 2022 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 14, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
May 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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Border Safety and Security Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement.

(Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.)

The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.

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 4
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 18
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 15, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Jul 18, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Jun 17, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jun 17, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 31, 2022
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 31, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · May 31, 2022
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 18, 2022
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Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · May 18, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · May 16, 2022
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 13, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· May 13, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · May 13, 2022
 R
Cloud, Michael
Texas · May 13, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · May 13, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· May 13, 2022
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 13, 2022
Hice, Jody
· May 13, 2022
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · May 13, 2022
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · May 13, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 13, 2022
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · May 13, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7772: Border Safety and Security Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7772/
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