3.0.0 3919 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z House H HR 2023-06-07 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)][House][Pages H2780-H2781]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NEHLS:H.R. 3919.[[Page H2781]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:The Asylum Claims Improvement Act would prevent judges fromtaking the mental health of an alien into account whenconsidering these criminal individuals' asylum claims orwhether to withhold their removal by amending Section208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add a``Mental Health Consideration.''</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-06-07T14:01:45Z 2023-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000026 Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] Troy Nehls R TX E. 22 N S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] PETE SESSIONS R TX 17 2023-06-07 True T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2023-06-07 True D000032 Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] Byron Donalds R FL 19 2023-06-07 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2023-06-07 True D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 2023-06-09 False J000304 Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] Ronny Jackson R TX 13 2023-06-09 False Immigration Immigration 2023-07-10T15:30:31Z

00 2023-06-07 Introduced in House 2024-01-16T16:56:54Z <p><b>Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from taking into account the mental health of a non-U.S. national (<i>alien</i> under federal law) when determining whether that individual qualifies as a refugee. (Generally, a refugee is an individual who is unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of certain characteristics, such as race or religion.)</p> <p>The bill also prohibits DHS from taking into account a non-U.S. national's mental health when determining whether that individual is protected by a provision that generally prohibits removing an individual to a country where that individual's life or freedom would be threatened.</p>

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