H.R. 398: No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021
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H.R. 398: No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-01-21 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-01-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] · 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
No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021
Plain summary
No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021 This bill bars an individual who has been convicted of a crime from receiving asylum, with limited exceptions. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security may designate political offenses committed outside of the United States that shall not be considered a crime for this purpose. Currently, an individual shall be barred from receiving asylum for only certain types of criminal convictions, such as if the individual is convicted for (1) an aggravated felony, or (2) a particularly serious crime and as a result deemed a danger to the United States.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
No Asylum for Criminals Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] · 23 cosponsors
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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Barry Moore (R-AL), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Michael Cloud (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr398.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr398 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117