118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3919Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2023

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the ability to take into account the mental health of an applicant for asylum.

Immigration
Introduced Jun 7, 2023
Last action Jun 7, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 7, 2023
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Referred
Jun 7, 2023
Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from taking into account the mental health of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) when determining whether that individual qualifies as a refugee. (Generally, a refugee is an individual who is unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of certain characteristics, such as race or religion.) The bill also prohibits DHS from taking into account a non-U.S. national's mental health when determining whether that individual is protected by a provision that generally prohibits removing an individual to a country where that individual's life or freedom would be threa...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.