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HR8240Referred to Committee

SAFER Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-04-09
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Thomas P. Tiffany
Thomas P. Tiffany
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 93.4% (593 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/T000165

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-04-09

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-04-09

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-09

Plain-English Summary

The SAFER Act would likely establish or modify immigration enforcement policies and procedures, though the specific provisions aren't detailed in the available information. Based on its referral to the House Judiciary Committee, the bill probably addresses border security, immigration processing, or related enforcement mechanisms that affect immigrants, border communities, and federal immigration agencies. Without access to the bill's full text, the exact changes it would make remain unclear.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Immigration

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8240 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8240 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit return to a county of concern with an asylum application. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2026 Mr. Tiffany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit return to a county of concern with an asylum application. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Asylum Fraudsters Enforcement and Removal Act of 2026'' or the ``SAFER Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RETURN TO COUNTRY OF CONCERN FOR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS. Section 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1158) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(f) Prohibition on Return to Country of Concern.-- ``(1) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may not grant asylum to an alien who has returned to a country of concern. ``(2) Effect on status.--An alien who has been granted asylum and returns to a country of concern shall be subject to termination of a grant of asylum, denaturalization, and is subject to any applicable grounds of inadmissibility or deportability under section 212(a) and 237(a). ``(3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, as applicable, on a case-by-case basis if-- ``(A) the President certifies that the individual is permitted to travel for national security purposes; or ``(B) the Secretary of State certifies that the country of concern has undergone a legitimate transfer of power. ``(4) Country of concern defined.--In this section, the term `country of concern' means the alien's country of nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, the country of the alien's last habitual residence for which the alien applied for asylum pursuant to this section.''. <all>
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