HR 8119 117th Congress House Immigration

Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2022

Introduced: June 16, 2022 Introduced by: Nehls, Troy E. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Nov 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Jun 16, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 16, 2022

Introduced in House

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.

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