Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3919
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2023-06-07
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from taking into account the mental health of a non-U.S. national (<i>alien</i> under federal law) when determining whether that individual qualifies as a refugee. (Generally, a refugee is an individual who is unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of certain characteristics, such as race or religion.)</p> <p>The bill also prohibits DHS from taking into account a non-U.S. national's mental health when determining whether that individual is protected by a provision that generally prohibits removing an individual to a country where that individual's life or freedom would be threatened.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3919 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2023 Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Sessions , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Donalds , and Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the ability to take into account the mental health of an applicant for asylum.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Claims Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Mental health consideration (a) Asylum Section 208(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of the consideration of a claim of asylum by an alien under this subsection, the mental health of the alien may not be taken into account. . (b) Withholding of removal Section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For purposes of a determination under this paragraph, the mental health of the alien may not be taken into account. .