Closing Asylum Loopholes Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Closing Asylum Loopholes Act
This bill requires an alien's "credible fear of persecution" to be more probable than not in order to be eligible for asylum. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the questions asked in expedited removal proceedings are done so in a uniform manner, and to record interviews in expedited removal and asylum proceedings.
If an asylum seeker needs an interpreter, DHS shall ensure that a competent interpreter is used who is not affiliated with the government of the country the alien is seeking asylum frrom.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Dec 3, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Feb 14, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 21, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Dec 3, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 6, January 11, 2019, page H520.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 574 | Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 586 | Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| HR 3360 | Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2019 |
| HR 3855 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform asylum procedures, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Aug 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Closing Asylum Loopholes Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
