HR 7983 United States House · 117th Congress

B–VERIFY Act of 2022

Summary

Biometric Verification for Entry and Reconfirming Identity with Forensics Act of 2022 or the B-VERIFY Act of 2022 This bill addresses various issues pertaining to immigration, such as (1) requiring any applicant for an immigration benefit, including a U.S. national applying for a noncitizen beneficiary, to provide biometric information, including DNA; (2) permanently barring a noncitizen from becoming a U.S. citizen if the noncitizen is the parent of an unaccompanied alien child who arrives at the U.S. border; and (3) prohibiting the Department of Health and Human Services from expending government funds to provide counsel to detained unaccompanied alien children in legal proceedings.

Issues: ✗ Immigration

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jun 8, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Jun 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

lower

Jun 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

lower

Jun 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.

lower

Jun 8, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors