To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to tighten asylum laws, and for other purposes.
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023, defines credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C, and requires recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, product standards, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Immigrant Communities, Civil Rights, Environment, and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill could lose revenue opportunities, and Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill could lose revenue opportunities.
Key Provisions
- Creates short title This Act may be cited as the Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023.
- Defines credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
- Requires recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews.
- Creates renunciation of asylum status pursuant to return to home country Section 208(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
- Requires anti-fraud investigative work product Section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023, defines credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C, and requires recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews.
Key Policy Areas
Immigrant Communities, Civil Rights, Environment, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill creates short title This Act may be cited as the Updated Standards for Asylum Act of 2023 or the USA Act of 2023, defines credible fear interviews Section 235(b)(1)(B)(v) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C, and requires recording expedited removal and credible fear interviews.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Immigrants, asylum seekers, and border communities affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carter of Texas introduced the following bill; which was …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
Learn more about our methodology