HR 116 · in committee · significant
Stopping Border Surges Act
- immigration
What this bill does
- This bill changes how the U.S. handles unaccompanied children and asylum seekers at the border.
- It affects migrant children, asylum applicants, and organizations that work with detained minors.
- It makes asylum harder to obtain, speeds up deportations, and increases penalties for fraud in asylum cases.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would faster asylum processing and deportation timelines affect organizations currently providing legal representation to unaccompanied minors?
- 02
What evidence supports the assumption that increasing penalties for asylum fraud would reduce border surges compared to other policy approaches?
- 03
Which groups would face the greatest challenges under stricter asylum standards, and how might their ability to seek protection change?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-5
Andy Biggs
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
31/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-03
Joining the bill
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26
Lauren Boebert
R-CO-4
Mike Collins
R-GA-10
Paul A. Gosar
R-AZ-9
Troy E. Nehls
R-TX-22
Russell Fry
R-SC-7
Chip Roy
R-TX-21
Warren Davidson
R-OH-8
Ben Cline
R-VA-6
Andy Barr
R-KY-6
Glenn Grothman
R-WI-6
Wesley Hunt
R-TX-38
+ 19 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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