A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and published on March 29, 2022, concerning procedures for the consideration of asylum claims and other related issues. (Among other changes, the interim final rule requires an asylum seeker subject to expedited removal to be screened by an asylum officer for a credible fear of persecution or torture, rather than a credible fear of persecution, reasonable possibility of persecution, or reasonable possibility of torture.)
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
Senate Failed
May 2022
President
Introduced Apr 28, 2022
Last action May 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2022
How they voted
46–48
Failed · 6 other
Total votes 100
May 26, 2022
D
Democratic46
95% Nay
I
Independent4
75% Nay
R
Republican50
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 26, 2022
Vote failed
Senate Vote: Joint Resolution Defeated (46-48-6)
senate
May 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Deb Fischer
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
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