H.J.Res. 82: Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

H.J.Res. 82: Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-28 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Who proposed it: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

Plain summary

This joint resolution nullifies the interim final rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security and published on March 29, 2022, concerning procedures for the consideration of asylum claims and other related issues. (Among other changes, the interim final rule requires an asylum seeker subject to expedited removal to be screened by an asylum officer for a credible fear of persecution or torture, rather than a credible fear of persecution, reasonable possibility of persecution, or reasonable possibility of torture.)

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Official text

Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · 43 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian Babin (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chip Roy (R-TX), John W. Rose (R-TN), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), William R. Timmons IV (R-SC), Ron Estes (R-KS), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Pete Sessions (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] reported raising $28,246 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Agencies named in this bill

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Department of Justice: its federal spending and other bills that name it

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hjres82.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hjres82 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117