This bill would make it more difficult for people who have been affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties to obtain asylum in the United States. It creates exceptions for those who can show their affiliation was involuntary or limited, or if they have important information related to national security.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SponsorEdward J. Markey (D-MA)
Introduced9/18/2025
StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025
This bill would make it more difficult for people who have been affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties to obtain asylum in the United States. It creates exceptions for those who can show their affiliation was involuntary or limited, or if they have
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This bill would make it more difficult for people who have been affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties to obtain asylum in the United States. It creates exceptions for those who can show their affiliation was involuntary or limited, or if they have important information related to national security.
Bill Number
2905
Sponsor
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Introduced
9/18/2025
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy Area
Immigration
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Title
Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025
Bill Number
2905
Sponsor
Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
9/18/2025
Summary
This bill would make it more difficult for people who have been affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties to obtain asylum in the United States. It creates exceptions for those who can show their affiliation was involuntary or limited, or if they have important information related to nationa
This bill would make it more difficult for people who have been affiliated with Communist or totalitarian parties to obtain asylum in the United States. It creates exceptions for those who can show their affiliation was involuntary or limited, or if they have important information related to national security.
Last updated: 12/29/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p><strong>No Asylum for CCP Spies Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes a non-U.S. national (<em>alien </em>under federal law) who has been affiliated with the Communist or a totalitarian party ineligible for asylum. The bill provides exceptions for an applicant who establishes that such affiliation was involuntary or limited or, alternatively, has significant information relating to national security,</p><p>Under the bill, a non-U.S. national who is or has been a member of or affiliated with the Communist or any totalitarian party (including a subdivision or affiliate thereof) is ineligible for asylum. (Under current law, such affiliation makes a non-U.S. national ineligible for a visa or lawful permanent resident status, with certain exceptions.)</p><p>Such an individual may become eligible for asylum if the individual (1) publicly renounces his or her membership before applying; (2) denounces such party during the adjudication process; (3) has been determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Department of Justice (DOJ) not to be a danger to U.S. security; and (4) establishes that such party affiliation was involuntary, automatic, to obtain employment or living essentials, or only while the individual was younger than 16 years of age. </p><p>Alternatively, DHS or DOJ may waive these requirements if a non-U.S. national seeking asylum (1) has significant information relating to national security, (2) renounces the party affiliation or membership and denounces the totalitarian party, and (3) is determined not to be a danger to the United States.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,{"mce-conversation_36745957921725379973472":{"uid":"mce-conversation_36745957921725379973472","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_36745957921725379973472","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Generally inadmissible: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-f-chapter-3#footnote-1","createdAt":"2024-09-03T16:12:53.472Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T16:12:53.472Z"}]},"mce-conversation_95935319831725380071665":{"uid":"mce-conversation_95935319831725380071665","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_95935319831725380071665","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Asylum generally: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum","createdAt":"2024-09-03T16:14:31.665Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T16:14:31.665Z"}]},"mce-conversation_78636079141725380129828":{"uid":"mce-conversation_78636079141725380129828","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_78636079141725380129828","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Sponsor media release: https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-asylum-for-ccp-members/","createdAt":"2024-09-03T16:15:29.828Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T16:15:29.828Z"}]},"mce-conversation_86408688851725390677055":{"uid":"mce-conversation_86408688851725390677055","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_86408688851725390677055","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Inadmissible: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-f-chapter-3#footnote-1","createdAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:17.055Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:17.055Z"}]},"mce-conversation_52379676661725390695591":{"uid":"mce-conversation_52379676661725390695591","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_52379676661725390695591","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Asylum generally: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum","createdAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:35.591Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:35.591Z"},{"uid":"mce-reply_22998197571725390706920","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Sponsor statement: https://www.rubio.senate.gov/rubio-colleagues-introduce-bill-to-prohibit-asylum-for-ccp-members/","createdAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:46.920Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-03T19:11:46.920Z"}]},"mce-conversation_34435152421725479328845":{"uid":"mce-conversation_34435152421725479328845","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_34435152421725479328845","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Under current law, membership in a totalitarian party can make someone ineligible for admission but that does not prohibit them for seeking/obtaining asylum. Source for how party membership relates to immigration applications: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-f-chapter-3","createdAt":"2024-09-04T19:48:48.845Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-04T19:48:48.845Z"}]},"mce-conversation_88841776331725480650966":{"uid":"mce-conversation_88841776331725480650966","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_88841776331725480650966","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"non-U.S. disappears unless I remove the punctuation, can you add it back?","createdAt":"2024-09-04T20:10:50.966Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-04T20:10:50.966Z"}]},"mce-conversation_23428447241725480788501":{"uid":"mce-conversation_23428447241725480788501","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_23428447241725480788501","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Generally totalitarian party membership is disqualifying for immigration (subject to exceptions, see this link\" https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-8-part-f-chapter-3)... These individuals can still qualify for asylum: https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-7-part-m-chapter-2","createdAt":"2024-09-04T20:13:08.501Z","modifiedAt":"2024-09-04T20:13:08.501Z"}]},"mce-conversation_99159912421728308858046":{"uid":"mce-conversation_99159912421728308858046","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_99159912421728308858046","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"I thought this was useful context to show that asylum is already a limited scenario where Communist/totalitarian party affiliation is not prohibitive. However, given the space constraints perhaps it should be removed.","createdAt":"2024-10-07T13:47:38.046Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T13:47:38.046Z"}]},"mce-conversation_63933773331728309163494":{"uid":"mce-conversation_63933773331728309163494","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_63933773331728309163494","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"This paragraph mostly reflect the new sub-sub paragraph (iii) \"Exception to Party Membership\"","createdAt":"2024-10-07T13:52:43.494Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T13:52:43.494Z"}]},"mce-conversation_1858959341728309234921":{"uid":"mce-conversation_1858959341728309234921","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_1858959341728309234921","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"This paragraph mostly reflects the new sub-sub paragraph (iv) \"Waiver\"; note that the conditions do not require a renunciation of the membership BEFORE the asylum application (as is required for (iii))","createdAt":"2024-10-07T13:53:54.921Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T13:53:54.921Z"}]},"mce-conversation_65431448651728309459054":{"uid":"mce-conversation_65431448651728309459054","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_65431448651728309459054","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"You may notice that most of the requirements for both paths to asylum are the same; however, the first path requires renunciation before applying and the second does not. I considered setting out the common requirements for both paths at once but there was not a good way to do it that seemed accurate or that used fewer characters. ","createdAt":"2024-10-07T13:57:39.054Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T13:57:39.054Z"}]},"mce-conversation_17388332561728309692556":{"uid":"mce-conversation_17388332561728309692556","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_17388332561728309692556","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"I considered adding a sentence here about how there are other requirements for asylum, especially the requirement in 1158(b)(2)(B) regarding crimes, but couldn't strike the right balance between being too general about further requirements (which would not really help the reader understand more) or too specific (potentially misleading the reader into thinking I was presenting all of the requirements here).","createdAt":"2024-10-07T14:01:32.556Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T14:01:32.556Z"}]},"mce-conversation_9190692871728309792072":{"uid":"mce-conversation_9190692871728309792072","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_9190692871728309792072","author":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"mohora@lib.loc.gov","content":"Interestingly the bill does not specify the Chinese Communist Party anywhere, otherwise I might have included it as an example! ","createdAt":"2024-10-07T14:03:12.072Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-07T14:03:12.072Z"}]},"mce-conversation_22094730021728568847993":{"uid":"mce-conversation_22094730021728568847993","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_22094730021728568847993","author":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","content":"I added \"with certain exceptions\" to the explanation of current law as there are some exceptions for lapsed membership. https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1182&num=0&edition=prelim","createdAt":"2024-10-10T14:00:47.993Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-10T14:00:47.993Z"}]},"mce-conversation_23937341331728568895144":{"uid":"mce-conversation_23937341331728568895144","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_23937341331728568895144","author":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","content":"Deleted \"consultation\" language because it's generally not required for our summaries.","createdAt":"2024-10-10T14:01:35.144Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-10T14:01:35.144Z"}]},"mce-conversation_82534863141728568961933":{"uid":"mce-conversation_82534863141728568961933","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_82534863141728568961933","author":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","content":"Added numbers to streamline and help with readability.","createdAt":"2024-10-10T14:02:41.933Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-10T14:02:41.933Z"}]},"mce-conversation_82099505551728569022202":{"uid":"mce-conversation_82099505551728569022202","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_82099505551728569022202","author":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","content":"Deleted the \"personal acquiesence\" because for readability I felt it was sufficiently covered by involuntary.","createdAt":"2024-10-10T14:03:42.202Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-10T14:03:42.202Z"}]},"mce-conversation_80582010461728569110025":{"uid":"mce-conversation_80582010461728569110025","comments":[{"uid":"mce-conversation_80582010461728569110025","author":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","authorName":"pleung@lib.loc.gov","content":"Made it \"an individual\" to be parallel with earlier reference to the individual. Changed to \"under the bill\" rather than \"the bill makes\" because technically before the bill these people WERE eligibile- this bill is actually taking away the eligiblity and carving out an exception, so it's not \"making\" them eligible.","createdAt":"2024-10-10T14:05:10.025Z","modifiedAt":"2024-10-10T14:05:10.025Z"}]}}-->
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Individuals with past or present affiliations with Communist or totalitarian parties would be ineligible for asylum, with some exceptions
Exceptions include if the affiliation was involuntary, the person publicly renounces the party, or the person has significant national security information
The bill aims to prevent potential spies or threats from obtaining asylum in the U.S.
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
This bill would primarily affect foreign nationals seeking asylum in the U.S. who have ties to Communist or totalitarian parties, making it more difficult for them to be granted asylum unless they meet the specified exceptions. It could result in more asylum applications being denied for this group of applicants.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Immigration
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
2905, 119th Congress (2025). "Pipeline Accountability Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2905
