US Congress House Bill 517 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires an alien's "credible fear of persecution" to be more probable than not in order to be eligible for asylum. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the questions asked in expedited removal proceedings are done so in a uniform manner, and to record interviews in expedited removal and asylum proceedings. If an asylum seeker needs an interpreter, DHS shall ensure that a competent interpreter is used who is not affiliated with the government of the country the alien is seeking asylum frrom.

Closing Asylum Loopholes Act

Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]
Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-11	House	Introduced in House

HB574 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
HB586 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
HB3360 (Related) 2019-07-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
HB3855 (Related) 2019-08-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/517/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr517/BILLS-116hr517ih.pdf