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House Bill 883
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Families Belong Together Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 30, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 30, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
883
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Texas
Democrat
Jimmy Gomez
California
Democrat
Juan Vargas
California
Democrat
Nanette Diaz Barragan
California
Democrat
Darren Soto
Florida
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
New York
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Families Belong Together Act

This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Children and their legal guardians or parents shall be eligible if  DHS separated them and failed to demonstrate in a hearing that the legal guardian or parent was unfit or presented a danger to the child. Such a child shall be eligible whether he or she remained in the custody of  DHS or the Office of Refugee Settlement, was released to a sponsor, or repatriated to his or her country of origin.

Individuals who are inadmissible for various grounds, including those related to criminal activity or security concerns, shall not be eligible.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall grant all applications from eligible individuals for humanitarian parole or for lawful permanent resident status, and no application fees may be charged.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
January 30, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 271
Families Belong Together Act
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
03/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
01/30/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/30/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:17:47 PM
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