# 117-hr-8638: ORR Act of 2022

117-hr-8638, ORR Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC); status Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8638
- Congress: 117
- Title: ORR Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2022-08-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Overhaul Resettlement Reasonably Act of 2022 or the ORR Act of 2022 This bill modifies various immigration-related provisions. For example, the bill (1) increases to $25,000 (currently $1,500) the minimum amount of a security bond that the Department of Homeland Security may require before releasing a detained non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from custody while a decision is pending as to whether to remove that non-U.S. national from the United States, and (2) imposes additional requirements before an individual may be considered an unaccompanied alien child (immigration law imposes various requirements relating to the treatment of unaccompanied alien children).

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8638 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8638)

## Related
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-8260: Faster Payments to Veterans' Survivors Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8638 (as of 2025-11-18).