118th Congress Immigration
H.R. 2640: Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
This bill addresses issues regarding immigration and border security, including by imposing limits to asylum eligibility.
For example, the bill
- limits asylum eligibility to non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who arrive in the United States at a port of entry;
- allows for the removal of a non-U.S. national to a country other than that individual's country of nationality or last lawful habitual residence, whereas currently this type of removal may only be to a country that has an agreement with the United States for such removal;
- expands the types of crimes that may make an individual ineligible for asylum, such as a conviction for driving while intoxicated causing another person's serious bodily injury or death;
- requires a fee of at least $50 for each asylum application, except for certain applications involving an unaccompanied alien child;
- authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the introduction of certain non-U.S. nationals at an international border if DHS determines that the suspension is necessary to achieve operational control of that border;
- prohibits states from imposing licensing requirements on immigration detention facilities used to detain minors;
- authorizes immigration officers to permit an unaccompanied alien child to withdraw their application for admission into the United States even if the child is unable to make an independent decision to withdraw the application;
- imposes additional penalties for overstaying a visa; and
- requires DHS to create an electronic employment eligibility confirmation system modeled after the E-Verify system and requires all employers to use the system.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Andy Biggs R-AZOriginal
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tom McClintock SponsorIntroduced, reported, discharged3 events+44
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History
- Introduced in the House by Tom McClintock.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 118-47, Part I.
- Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
- Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 31.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.