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HR 8119 117th Congress House Immigration

Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: June 17, 2022 Introduced by: Nehls, Troy E. 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.
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 16, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from taking into account the mental health of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) when determining whether that individual qualifies as a refugee. (Generally, a refugee is an individual who is unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of certain characteristics, such as race or religion.)

The bill also prohibits DHS from taking into account a non-U.S. national's mental health when determining whether that individual is protected by a provision that generally prohibits removing an individual to a country where that individual's life or freedom would be threatened.

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 10
All 10 Republican 8
Cawthorn, Madison
· Jun 17, 2022
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Jun 17, 2022
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Jun 16, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Jun 16, 2022
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jun 16, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 16, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8119: Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8119/
MLA
"H.R. 8119: Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8119/.
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H.R. 8119, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8119/.
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[H.R. 8119: Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8119/)
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