H.R. 586: Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act

Plain summary

Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act This bill modifies immigration law provisions relating to unaccompanied alien minors and to asylum seekers. For certain unaccompanied inadmissible alien children, generally those not at risk of being trafficking victims nor having a fear of persecution, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall repatriate the child. Currently, only inadmissible unaccompanied aliens from neighboring countries are subject to repatriation, and DHS has discretion whether to repatriate. When HHS releases an unaccompanied child to an individual, it shall provide DHS with certain information about that individual, including Social Security number and immigration status. The bill amends the definition of "credible fear of persecution" to require that such fear can be established by statements that are more probable than not. The bill also imposes certain rules relating to credible fear interviews, including requirements for recordings and interpreters. If an alien is granted asylum because of fear of persecution in a country, the alien is deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. DHS may waive such renunciation if there was a compelling reason for the return. The bill expands the definition of a frivolous asylum application to include an application so insufficient in substance that it is clear that it was filed to delay removal or seek employment authorization. Any individual who knowingly and willfully makes materially false statements or uses fraudulent documents in asylum-related proceedings shall be fined or imprisoned up to 10 years, or both.

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Official text

Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · 80 cosponsors

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Mike Johnson (R-LA), John Joyce (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Andy Barr (R-KY), Scott Perry (R-PA), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David Rouzer (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and 20 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr586.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr586 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116