US HB6034 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on February 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 28 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Defers the removal of qualified individuals to Laos for 72 months beginning from this bill's enactment. To qualify for deferral, an individual must (1) be born in Laos or the French colonial administration that preceded the present-day country of Laos, (2) have been ordered removed to Laos before this bill's enactment, and (3) have resided in the United States on or before January 1, 2011. An individual receiving deferral under this bill shall be authorized for employment.
Title
Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN] | Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI] | Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA] |
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI] |
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] | Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-02-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2020-02-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Asia
Detention of persons
Foreign labor
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Laos
Presidential administrations
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Detention of persons
Foreign labor
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Laos
Presidential administrations
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6034/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6034/BILLS-116hr6034ih.pdf |