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H.R. 1901: Stopping Border Surges Act

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H.R. 1901: Stopping Border Surges Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-16 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stopping Border Surges Act

Plain summary

Stopping Border Surges 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 shall be deemed to have renounced asylum status by returning to that country, if there has been no change in the country's conditions. The bill also (1) expands the definition of what constitutes a frivolous asylum application, (2) imposes additional limitations on eligibility for asylum, (3) shortens the deadline for applying for asylum, and (4) extends the time period an alien seeking asylum must wait before receiving 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

Stopping Border Surges Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · 46 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jim Jordan (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Scott Perry (R-PA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), 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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1901 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117