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HR 8355 117th Congress House Immigration

Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022

Introduced: July 15, 2022 Introduced by: Crenshaw, Dan Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022

This bill imposes restrictions on noncitizens (aliens under federal law) applying for asylum, authorizes asylum seekers to apply for asylum abroad, and requires applicants to apply abroad in certain instances.

For example, the bill requires a refugee's persecution or well-founded fear of persecution to stem from a government (or affiliated entity), whereas currently the persecution does not have to stem from a government. The bill also requires an applicant who passes through another country with a U.S. diplomatic mission that processes asylum claims to apply for asylum while physically in that country.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 9
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 6, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Jul 18, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Jul 15, 2022
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jul 13, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Ellzey, Jake
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
 R
Fallon, Pat
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Jul 13, 2022
Granger, Kay
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Jul 13, 2022
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 13, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8355: Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8355/
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"H.R. 8355: Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8355/.
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H.R. 8355, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8355/.
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