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H.R. 544 (107th)

To require the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-related persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal.

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Introduced

8 February 2001

Last action

16 February 2001 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

Sponsors

CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], MIKE DOYLE, Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], ELIJAH CUMMINGS, MICHAEL CAPUANO, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], JOHN LEWIS, JAMES LANGEVIN, Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], LOUISE SLAUGHTER, Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Grace Napolitano

Subjects

Asylum, Immigration

Source updated

2 January 2025

Asylum · Immigration

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Summary

Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations relating to gender-based persecution, including female genital mutilation, for use in determining an alien's eligibility for asylum or withholding of deportation.

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Timeline

  1. 8 February 2001

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 February 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 2001

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 February 2001

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

    Source: Committee

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