# 119-hr-698: Asylum Accountability Act

119-hr-698, Asylum Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-698
- Congress: 119
- Title: Asylum Accountability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Permanently bars certain non-U.S. nationals from immigration relief after failing to appear.** This bill would strike the current 10-year limit and make people ordered removed for failing to appear permanently ineligible for specified discretionary relief unless the absence was due to exceptional circumstances. - Non-U.S. nationals ordered removed after failing to appear: They would be permanently barred from discretionary relief unless exceptional circumstances explain their absence. - People seeking cancellation of removal or adjustment to lawful permanent resident status: Those routes would be closed for individuals in this situation. - People who might receive voluntary departure or a change of nonimmigrant status: Those options would not be available if the person was ordered removed after failing to appear.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent adjustment ban for noncitizens: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would remove the current 10-year bar on applying for adjustment of status. It targets noncitizens who failed to appear at removal hearings and have a final order of removal. Those people could become permanently ineligible to apply for a green card through adjustment of status…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.

## Sources
- [119-hr-698 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/698)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-698 (as of 2025-12-21).