US HB161 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
Title
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] |
| Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] | Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB50 (Related) 2021-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/161/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr161/BILLS-117hr161ih.pdf |
