Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (21 Jul 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
What this bill does
This bill, the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act (H.R. 9773), would make extensive changes to U.S. asylum, border processing, and immigration parole laws.
Under Title I, the bill would tighten asylum eligibility by adding a "safe third country" transit bar (denying asylum to those who passed through another country without first seeking protection there, with limited exceptions for trafficking victims or countries lacking refugee treaty status), raising the legal standard for credible-fear screenings at the border, requiring that asylum applicants have arrived at an official port of entry, and expanding the list of criminal convictions and other grounds (including gang-related activity, domestic violence, DUI causing injury, and terrorism-related findings) that would make someone ineligible for asylum. It would also limit employment authorization for asylum applicants, generally delaying eligibility for 180 days and denying it to those who entered unlawfully or are otherwise ineligible for asylum, and would add new rules restricting how "particular social group" claims can be evaluated. Additional titles (not detailed in the excerpt) address border inspections, treatment of unaccompanied children, family detention standards, penalties for illegal entry/overstays, and reforms to immigration parole authority.
The bill would primarily affect noncitizens seeking asylum or humanitarian parole, immigration judges and DHS/DOJ officials who adjudicate claims, and federal agencies enforcing border and detention policy.
The bill was introduced July 20, 2026, by Rep. Chip Roy, referred to the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees, and was ordered reported by the Judiciary Committee on a 16–14 vote. It would next require further committee action, House floor consideration, and Senate action before it could become law.
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Timeline
21 Jul 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 9773 do?
- This bill, the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act (H.R. 9773), would make extensive changes to U.S. asylum, border processing, and immigration parole laws. Under Title I, the bill would tighten asylum eligibility by adding a "safe third country" transit bar (denying asylum to those who passed through another country without first seeking protection there, with limited exceptions for trafficking victims or countries lacking refugee treaty status), raising the legal standard for credible-fear screenings at the border, requiring that asylum applicants have arrived at an official port of entry, and expanding the list of criminal convictions and other grounds (including gang-related activity, domestic violence, DUI causing injury, and terrorism-related findings) that would make someone ineligible for asylum. It would also limit employment authorization for asylum applicants, generally delaying eligibility for 180 days and denying it to those who entered unlawfully or are otherwise ineligible for asylum, and would add new rules restricting how "particular social group" claims can be evaluated. Additional titles (not detailed in the excerpt) address border inspections, treatment of unaccompanied children, family detention standards, penalties for illegal entry/overstays, and reforms to immigration parole authority. The bill would primarily affect noncitizens seeking asylum or humanitarian parole, immigration judges and DHS/DOJ officials who adjudicate claims, and federal agencies enforcing border and detention policy. The bill was introduced July 20, 2026, by Rep. Chip Roy, referred to the Judiciary and Foreign Affairs Committees, and was ordered reported by the Judiciary Committee on a 16–14 vote. It would next require further committee action, House floor consideration, and Senate action before it could become law.
- Has H.R. 9773 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 9773. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 9773?
- H.R. 9773 was sponsored by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 9773?
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14. (21 Jul 2026).
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