# 117-hr-8382: Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022

117-hr-8382, Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8382
- Congress: 117
- Title: Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove certain aliens from the United States while such an alien's application for admission is pending. Specifically, if an alien arrived by land from a foreign country bordering the United States and the alien is not clearly and beyond a doubt entitled to admission into the United States, DOJ must return that alien to that bordering foreign country while the alien's application for admission is pending. (Currently, DOJ may choose to detain such an alien or return the alien to the bordering foreign country while the application for admission is pending.)

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8382 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8382)

## Related
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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-6056: Parents Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6056)
- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8382 (as of 2025-11-18).