PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 46 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 211) entered in Senate.
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 28, 2022
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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Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R–WI
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Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 46 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 211) entered in Senate.
Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 211. (consideration: CR S2721-2722)
Senate roll call 211 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 48. Record Vote Number: 211.
Senate roll call 211 · Individual votesMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 396.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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