[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2738 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2738

To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2023

  Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Mr. Gimenez) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
    require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

    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 ``Make the Migrant Protection 
Protocols Mandatory Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS.

    Section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting 
``shall''.
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