U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10800: HEART Act
Status: In committee, October 13, 2026
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a process for designating a safe third country and review of safe third country determinations, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a process for designating a safe third country and review of safe third country determinations, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a process for designating a safe third country and review of safe third country determinations, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hearings are Essential for Asylum Removal to Third-countries Act or the HEART Act . SECTION 2. Jurisdiction over determination of safe third country Section 208(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(3) ) is amended-- (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Judicial review (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no court shall have jurisdiction to review any determination of the Attorney General under paragraph (2). (B) Jurisdiction over determination of safe third country (i) In general An alien seeking judicial review of a determination under paragraph (2)(A) that such alien may be removed to a safe third country may present as prima facie evidence that the alien may not be so removed any of the following: (I) The bilateral or multilateral agreement with such third country, pursuant to which the determination under paragraph (2)(A) was made, does not apply to such alien. (II) Such alien's life or liberty would be threatened in such third country, on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political …
Sponsors
- George Latimer (D, HD-016) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Immigration
Common questions
- What is HB10800?
- HB10800 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): HEART Act.
- What does HB10800 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a process for designating a safe third country and review of safe third country determinations, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10800?
- In committee as of October 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (October 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10800?
- George Latimer (D, HD-016).
- Where is the official record for HB10800?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10800
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