REFORM Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7507
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2022-04-14
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-04-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reinforcing Every Final Order of Removal Measure Act of 2022 or the REFORM Act of 2022</b></p> <p>This bill imposes additional requirements pertaining to a foreign country that refuses to accept (or unreasonably delays in accepting) its citizens, nationals, subjects, or residents who are subject to a final order of removal from the United States. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7507 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 14, 2022 Mr. Cawthorn (for himself and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide increased penalties for a country that denies or delays accepting 2,000 aliens who are nationals of that country, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reinforcing Every Final Order of Removal Measure Act of 2022 or the REFORM Act of 2022 . 2. Discontinuing granting visas to nationals of country denying or delaying accepting alien Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1253(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking Attorney General each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; (2) by striking On being and inserting (1) Individual violation —On being ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Aggregate violations (A) 10 or more violations (i) Duties of Secretary of Homeland Security If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 10 or more citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of a foreign country are present in the United States, with respect to whom the foreign country has denied or unreasonably delayed accepting after being asked to accept such aliens by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of State. (ii) Duties of Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after being notified under clause (i), order consular officers in that foreign country to discontinue granting immigrant visas or nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country has accepted all such citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents. (B) 2,000 or more violations (i) Duties of Secretary of Homeland Security If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that 2,000 or more citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of a foreign country are present in the United States, with respect to whom the foreign country has denied or unreasonably delayed accepting after being asked to accept such aliens by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Secretary of State. (ii) Duties of Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall, not later than 30 days after being notified under clause (i), order consular officers in that foreign country to discontinue granting all immigrant visas or all nonimmigrant visas, or both, to citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents of that country until the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies the Secretary of State that the country has accepted not less than half of such aliens, and has demonstrated a reliable and repeated process to ensure that the country will not deny or unreasonably delay accepting its citizens, subjects, nationals, and residents after being asked to accept such an alien by the Secretary of Homeland Security under this section. .