H.R. 871 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
RULES Act
Cosponsors: 6 (0 D, 6 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-01-31
Latest action (2025-01-31): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.R. 871 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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