RULES Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 31, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJan 31, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 85 words.
Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act or RULES Act This bill requires non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) applying for asylum to arrive and apply at a U.S. port of entry. Applicants are prohibited from being paroled into the U.S. pending approval of such application. Further, individuals apprehended in the U.S. without legal immigration status are ineligible for asylum. Applicants rejected for asylum are barred from applying for asylum in the future. Under current law, an applicant may reapply in changed or extraordinary circumstances.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Immigration: 20 of 2,400 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 50 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 277 words
- Latest action
- Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 200 RULES Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]