United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7983 (117th)
B–VERIFY Act of 2022
Introduced
8 June 2022
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Biometric Verification for Entry and Reconfirming Identity with Forensics Act of 2022 or the B-VERIFY Act of 2022 This bill addresses various issues pertaining to immigration, such as (1) requiring any applicant for an immigration benefit, including a U.S. national applying for a noncitizen beneficiary, to provide biometric information, including DNA; (2) permanently barring a noncitizen from becoming a U.S. citizen if the noncitizen is the parent of an unaccompanied alien child who arrives at the U.S. border; and (3) prohibiting the Department of Health and Human Services from expending government funds to provide counsel to detained unaccompanied alien children in legal proceedings.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 June 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 8 June 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 8 June 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7983
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7983