3.0.0 3217 2024-07-24T15:22:12Z 2024-07-24T15:22:12Z House H HR 2023-05-11 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Texas:H.R. 3217.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Section 8 Article 1 of the US Constitution- to provide forthe common defense and general welfare of the United States.The single subject of this legislation is:Asylum[Page H2311]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-05-11T14:09:10Z Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2023 118 1183 HR 2023-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Stopping Border Surges Act 118 685 S 2023-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 N Immigration Immigration 2023-05-25T20:45:40Z 00 2023-05-11 Introduced in House 2024-01-23T22:58:47Z Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023

This bill modifies standards and requirements related to individuals seeking asylum.

For an individual to establish a credible fear of persecution, the bill requires it to be more probable than not that the statements in support of the claim are true.

The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters. For example, the Department of Homeland Security must establish procedures to ensure that individuals subject to expedited removal are questioned in a uniform manner and that the questions and answers are recorded in a uniform fashion.

The bill also bars an individual from seeking asylum if that individual may be safely removed to a third country (i.e., not the individual's country of nationality), whereas currently this bar only applies if such removal is to a third country pursuant to an agreement with the United States.

If an individual is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the individual shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions.

Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

]]> USA Act of 2023 Display Title 45 USA Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:12Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 USA Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:59Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:59Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to tighten asylum laws, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:46:37Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3217ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3217ih.xml 2023-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.