{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-8823","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":8823,"title":"Safe Zones Act of 2022","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2022-09-14","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"G000581","fullName":"Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]","party":"D","state":"TX","district":15}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2022-11-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship."},"policyArea":"Immigration","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2022-11-01","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-09-15","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-09-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-09-14","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-09-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2022-09-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><strong>Safe Zones Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill makes changes to procedures relating to seeking asylum, including by requiring the Department of State to establish <em>safe zones</em> in which an individual may apply for asylum. The State Department must establish at least three safe zones along the U.S.-Mexico border and one safe zone in Guatemala.</p>","updateDate":"2025-01-03T07:59:32Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":370,"ts":"2026-04-15T21:58:31.384Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Safe%20Zones%20Act%20of%202022"}]}}