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HR 8943 117th Congress House Immigration Immigration status and procedures Specialized courts

Asylum Accountability Act

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: Rouzer, David Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Asylum Accountability Act

This bill permanently bars a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from receiving certain immigration-related relief if that individual is ordered removed from the United States after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, unless that failure to appear is due to exceptional circumstances. (Currently, this bar from relief is for 10 years.)

Under this bill, such an individual shall be permanently barred from receiving discretionary relief under specified immigration provisions, such as (1) cancellation of removal and adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, (2) being allowed to voluntarily depart from the United States, or (3) being allowed to change from one nonimmigrant classification to another.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4636 Identical bill Asylum Accountability Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 6
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Nov 29, 2022
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Oct 21, 2022
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Sep 21, 2022
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Sep 21, 2022
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Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Sep 21, 2022
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8943: Asylum Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8943/
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"H.R. 8943: Asylum Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8943/.
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H.R. 8943, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8943/.
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[H.R. 8943: Asylum Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8943/)
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