HR 6522 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022

Introduced Jan 28, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Ashley Hinson R-IA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 28, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022

This bill prohibits using federal funds to transport an unlawfully present non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) into a U.S. region that is not within the border jurisdiction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, unless such transportation is for (1) enforcing immigration laws, or (2) bringing an unaccompanied alien child to a Department of Health and Human Services facility.

Cosponsors 38

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2022 to Feb 18, 2022; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 28, 2022
R-SCTom RiceOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalJan 28, 2022
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoFeb 1, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisFeb 1, 2022
R-OHBob GibbsFeb 1, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyFeb 1, 2022
R-FLDaniel WebsterFeb 1, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaFeb 1, 2022
R-NCDavid RouzerFeb 1, 2022
R-NCGregory F. MurphyFeb 1, 2022
R-NEJeff FortenberryFeb 1, 2022
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarFeb 1, 2022
R-OKKevin HernFeb 1, 2022
R-NCMadison CawthornFeb 1, 2022
R-NYNicole MalliotakisFeb 1, 2022
R-TXRoger WilliamsFeb 1, 2022
R-NCTed BuddFeb 1, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyFeb 1, 2022
R-OHTroy BaldersonFeb 1, 2022
R-CODoug LambornFeb 2, 2022
R-MOJason SmithFeb 2, 2022
R-NYElise M. StefanikFeb 3, 2022
R-IARandy FeenstraFeb 3, 2022
R-TNTim BurchettFeb 3, 2022
R-VABen ClineFeb 9, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsFeb 9, 2022
R-NCRichard HudsonFeb 9, 2022
R-KYThomas MassieFeb 9, 2022
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVFeb 18, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsFeb 18, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 28, 2022
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Jan 28, 2022Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: US Constitution Article I, Section 9, Clause 7

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 18, January 28, 2022, page H308.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit Federal funds from being used to transport certain aliens into the interior, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stop the Betrayal Act of 2022

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 28, 2022Introduced in House

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