RULES Act
- Bill Number
- S. 200
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Immigration
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-01-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Last Updated
- 2026-01-10T07:29:56Z
Official Summary
Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act or RULES Act
This bill requires non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) applying for asylum to arrive and apply at a U.S. port of entry. Applicants are prohibited from being paroled into the U.S. pending approval of such application. Further, individuals apprehended in the U.S. without legal immigration status are ineligible for asylum. Applicants rejected for asylum are barred from applying for asylum in the future. Under current law, an applicant may reapply in changed or extraordinary circumstances.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-01-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2025-01-23: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Refugees Using Legal Entry Safely Act — issued 2025-01-23 — PDF (3 pages)