Closing Loopholes and Ending Asylum Abuse Act of 2022
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 13, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Beth Van Duyne
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Jake Ellzey
RRepublican
Co
Kay Granger
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Brady
RRepublican
Co
Michael C. Burgess
RRepublican
Co
Michael Cloud
RRepublican
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