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House Bill 7053
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Honor Our Commitment Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 28, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 28, 2020
Latest Action
May 28, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7053
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
Alan Lowenthal
California
Democrat
Barbara Lee
California
Democrat
Harley Rouda
California
Democrat
Juan Vargas
California
Democrat
Lou Correa
California
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Democrat
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Honor Our Commitment Act of 2020

This bill temporarily defers the removals of qualified Vietnamese nationals from the United States and contains other related provisions.

A national of Vietnam shall qualify for deferral if that individual (1) has been ordered removed to Vietnam before this bill's enactment, and (2) resided in the United States on or before July 12, 1995. An otherwise qualifying alien shall not receive deferral if (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien's removal is necessary because the alien is directly responsible for specific and significant harm to national security, or (2) the alien is subject to extradition.

The deferral period shall be for 24 months starting from this bill's enactment. An alien receiving deferral under this bill shall receive work authorization and shall not be detained based on the alien's immigration status.

DHS shall notify each Vietnamese national with a final order of removal about the provisions of this bill.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
May 28, 2020
Actions (2)
05/28/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
05/28/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:42:48 PM
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