SJRES 46 · 117th Congress · Immigration

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".

Introduced 2022-04-28· Sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Latest: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 46 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 211) entered in Senate.(2022-05-26)

Recorded Votes

FailedSenate · 2022-05-26
Roll #211
Yea 46Nay 48
PassedSenate · 2022-05-26
Roll #211
Yea 46Nay 48

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans