H.R. 698

Summary

H.R. 698, the Asylum Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. David Rouzer (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Text

H.R. 698 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 698 IH: Asylum Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 698  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Rouzer  (for himself,  Ms. Foxx ,  Mr. Balderson , and  Ms. Malliotakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent residents of the United States.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Asylum Accountability Act  .
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Permanent ineligibility for adjustment of status after failure to appear at removal proceeding
Section 240(b)(7) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(b)(7) ) is amended by striking  for a period of 10 years after the date of the entry of the final order of removal .

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Sponsors

Rep. David Rouzer (R) sponsors H.R. 698, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

David Rouzer

Rep. · R–NC-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025

Troy Balderson

Rep. · R–OH-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Virginia Foxx

Rep. · R–NC-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Nicole Malliotakis

Rep. · R–NY-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 23, 2025 · Original

Byron Donalds

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 698 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 698 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 698 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 698 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Asylum Accountability Act — Display Title
• Asylum Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permanently bar aliens who are ordered removed after failing to appear at a removal proceeding, absent exceptional circumstances, from becoming permanent residents of the United States. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 698 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 698 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 698’s is Immigration.

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