To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the definition of protection determination and protection merits interview.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8496 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8496 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the definition of protection determination and protection merits interview. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2024 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the definition of protection determination and protection merits interview. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. COMBINED SCREENINGS. Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(53) The term `protection determination' means-- ``(A) a screening conducted pursuant to section 235(b)(1)(B)(v); or ``(B) a screening to determine whether an alien is eligible for-- ``(i) withholding…