United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 517 (116th)
Closing Asylum Loopholes Act
Introduced
11 January 2019
Last action
25 February 2019 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sponsors
Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11], Ron Wright, Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
27 January 2026
Summary
Closing Asylum Loopholes Act This bill requires an alien's "credible fear of persecution" to be more probable than not in order to be eligible for asylum. It also directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that the questions asked in expedited removal proceedings are done so in a uniform manner, and to record interviews in expedited removal and asylum proceedings. If an asylum seeker needs an interpreter, DHS shall ensure that a competent interpreter is used who is not affiliated with the government of the country the alien is seeking asylum frrom.
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Timeline
11 January 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 January 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 January 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Ron Wright · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/517
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/517
- us · 116-hr-517 · source updated 27 January 2026