116 HR 481 IH: Asylum Protection Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-01-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 481IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 10, 2019Mr. Rooney of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Asylum Protection Act of 2019.

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Dates of applications for asylum

Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amended— (1)by striking 1 year and inserting 30 days; and (2)by adding before the period at the end the following: , except that, in the case of an alien who arrives at a designated port of arrival, that alien shall be required to commence an application at the time of arrival.