[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1479 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1479

To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2023

  Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Daines) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Make the Migrant Protection 
Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS.

    Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting 
``shall''.
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