Northern Triangle Asylum Cooperative Agreement Reimplementation Act
This bill ties U.S. economic aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to the reestablishment of specific asylum cooperation agreements. It blocks funds for bilateral economic assistance to these countries until the Secretary of State certifies that new agreements with substantially similar terms to the 2019-2021 agreements (terminated in 2021) are in force. The Secretary must recertify these agreements every 180 days, and failure to do so maintains the aid restriction. The bill also requires implementation of an existing interim rule on asylum agreements and prohibits U.S. officials from granting asylum or allowing individuals to stay in the U.S. based on conditions in these countries (like gang violence or climate disasters). It directly affects U.S. foreign aid disbursement and the governments of the three Northern Triangle nations.
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Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Last action Apr 18, 2024
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Apr 18, 2024
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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.
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Apr 18, 2024
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Nancy Mace
RRepublican
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Lance Gooden
RRepublican
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Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
RRepublican
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