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118th Congress Immigration

H.R. 29: Border Safety and Security Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 9, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 9, 2023

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend the entry of any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without valid entry documents during any period when DHS cannot detain such an individual or return the individual to a foreign country contiguous to the United States. A state may sue DHS to enforce this requirement.

(Under current law, non-U.S. nationals who arrive at the border without entry documents are generally subject to expedited removal. However, if such an individual is found to have a credible fear of persecution, they are typically subject to detention while their asylum claim is being considered.)

The bill also authorizes DHS to suspend the entry of non-U.S. nationals without entry documents at the border if DHS determines that such a suspension is necessary to achieve operational control over such a border.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

73

Who scored on this bill

12 points earned
  1. 1Chip Roy R-TX SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced3 events+12
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History

  1. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in the House by Chip Roy.
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  1. Feb 8, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
  2. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2023Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.