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Union Calendar No. 30 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1690 
[Report No. 118–46, Part I] 
To authorize the Secretary of State to negotiate regional immigration 
agreements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2023 
Mr. MCCAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, 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 
MAY 5, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. SELF, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. MILLS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. KIM of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MAST, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. SALAZAR, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. BARR, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. KEAN of New Jersey 
MAY 5, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MAY 5, 2023 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of State to negotiate regional 
immigration agreements, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Orderly Requirements 
Designed to Enforce and Regulate Latin American Migra-
tion Act’’ or the ‘‘ORDER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING WESTERN 
HEMISPHERE COOPERATION ON IMMIGRA-
TION AND ASYLUM. 
It is the policy of the United States to enter into agree-
ments, accords, and memoranda of understanding with sov-
ereign countries in the Western Hemisphere, the purposes 
of which are to advance the interests of the United States 
by reducing costs associated with illegal immigration and 
to protect the human capital, societal traditions, and eco-
nomic growth of other sovereign nations in the Western 
Hemisphere. It is further the policy of the United States 
to ensure that humanitarian and development assistance 
funding aimed at reducing illegal immigration is not ex-
pended on programs that have not proven to reduce illegal 
immigrant flows in the aggregate. 
SEC. 3. NEGOTIATIONS BY SECRETARY OF STATE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE.—The Secretary 
of State shall seek to negotiate agreements, accords, and 
memoranda of understanding between the United States, 
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Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and other 
countries in the Western Hemisphere with respect to co-
operation and burden sharing required for effective regional 
immigration enforcement, expediting legal claims by aliens 
for asylum, and the processing, detention, and repatriation 
of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States un-
lawfully. Such agreements shall be designed to facilitate a 
regional approach to immigration enforcement and shall, 
at a minimum, provide that— 
(1) the Government of Mexico authorize and ac-
cept the rapid entrance into Mexico of nationals of 
countries other than Mexico who seek asylum in Mex-
ico, and process the asylum claims of such nationals 
inside Mexico, in accordance with both domestic law 
and international treaties and conventions governing 
the processing of asylum claims; 
(2) the Government of Mexico authorize and ac-
cept both the rapid entrance into Mexico of all na-
tionals of countries other than Mexico who are ineli-
gible for asylum in Mexico and wish to apply for asy-
lum in the United States, whether or not at a port 
of entry, and the continued presence of such nationals 
in Mexico while they wait for the adjudication of 
their asylum claims to conclude in the United States; 
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(3) the Government of Mexico commit to provide 
the individuals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
with appropriate humanitarian protections; 
(4) the Government of Honduras, the Govern-
ment of El Salvador, and the Government of Guate-
mala each authorize and accept the entrance into the 
respective countries of nationals of other countries 
seeking asylum in the applicable such country and 
process such claims in accordance with applicable do-
mestic law and international treaties and conventions 
governing the processing of asylum claims; 
(5) the Government of the United States commit 
to work to accelerate the adjudication of asylum 
claims and to conclude removal proceedings in the 
wake of asylum adjudications as expeditiously as pos-
sible; 
(6) the Government of the United States commit 
to continue to assist the governments of countries in 
the Western Hemisphere, such as the Government of 
Honduras, the Government of El Salvador, and the 
Government of Guatemala, by supporting the en-
hancement of asylum capacity in those countries; and 
(7) the Government of the United States commit 
to monitoring developments in hemispheric immigra-
tion trends and regional asylum capabilities to deter-
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mine whether additional asylum cooperation agree-
ments are warranted. 
(b) NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CASE-ZA-
BLOCKI ACT.—The Secretary of State shall, in accordance 
with section 112b of title 1, United States Code, promptly 
inform the relevant congressional committees of each agree-
ment entered into pursuant to subsection (a). Such notifica-
tions shall be submitted not later than 48 hours after such 
agreements are signed. 
(c) ALIEN DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘alien’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
SEC. 4. MANDATORY BRIEFINGS ON UNITED STATES EF-
FORTS TO ADDRESS THE BORDER CRISIS. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre-
quently than once every 90 days thereafter until the date 
described in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, or the 
designee of the Secretary of State, shall provide to the ap-
propriate congressional committees an in-person briefing on 
efforts undertaken pursuant to the negotiation authority 
provided by section 3 to monitor, deter, and prevent illegal 
immigration to the United States, including by entering 
into agreements, accords, and memoranda of understanding 
with foreign countries and by using United States foreign 
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assistance to stem the root causes of migration in the West-
ern Hemisphere. 
(b) TERMINATION
OF MANDATORY BRIEFING.—The 
date described in this subsection is the date on which the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other 
relevant Federal departments and agencies, determines and 
certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
illegal immigration flows have subsided to a manageable 
rate. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate. 
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Union Calendar No. 30 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1690 
[Report No. 118–46, Part I] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of State to negotiate re-
gional immigration agreements, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 5, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Foreign Affairs with an 
amendment 
MAY 5, 2023 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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