ORDER Act
HR 1690 (ORDER Act) establishes a framework for U.S. diplomatic agreements with Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to manage immigration flows in the Western Hemisphere. It requires Mexico to process asylum claims for migrants from other countries within Mexico and accept migrants waiting for U.S. asylum decisions, while also mandating Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to process asylum claims for migrants in their territories. The bill commits the U.S. to accelerating asylum adjudications, supporting asylum capacity in partner countries, and conducting a feasibility study for a U.S. law enforcement center in southern Mexico to combat crime and reduce migration. These provisions directly affect migrants seeking asylum, the governments of the four partner nations, and U.S. immigration enforcement coordination.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
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May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
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May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 118-46, Part I.
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Party
State
District
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Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
RRepublican
Co
Bill Huizenga
RRepublican
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Cory Mills
RRepublican
Co
Darrell Issa
RRepublican
Co
James R. Baird
RRepublican
Co
Joe Wilson
RRepublican
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