118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3591Asylum Accountability Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent residents of the United States.

Immigration
Introduced May 22, 2023
Last action Apr 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 22, 2023
Step 2
Referred
May 22, 2023
Judiciary
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Committee
Apr 17, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill permanently bars a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from receiving certain immigration-related relief if that individual is ordered removed from the United States after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, unless that failure to appear is due to exceptional circumstances. (Currently, this bar from relief is for 10 years.) Under this bill, such an individual shall be permanently barred from receiving discretionary relief under specified immigration provisions, such as (1) cancellation of removal and adjustment to lawful permanent resident status, (2) being allowed to voluntarily depart from the United States, or (3) being allowed to change from one nonimmigrant cla...

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 4 actions
Apr 17, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 17, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
May 22, 2023
Introduced in House
May 22, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.