HR 4918 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Bracero Justice Act of 2002

Introduced Jun 12, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 18, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 12, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bracero Justice Act of 2002 - Sets forth rules for cases in which an eligible claim is brought against the United States, Mexico, or certain financial institutions alleging failure to pay moneys owed to workers participating in the labor importation (bracero) program between January 1, 1942, and January 1, 1969. Declares that an eligible claim brought in any U.S. district court not later than two years after enactment of this Act shall not be barred by any statute of limitations, and that district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in instances where such claims are brought. Waives U.S. sovereign immunity in such cases, and declares that foreign States shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts hearing eligible claims.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2002 to Sep 9, 2002; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-GACynthia A. McKinneyOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJun 12, 2002
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJun 13, 2002
D-CANancy PelosiJun 20, 2002
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 20, 2002
D-CARobert T. MatsuiSep 9, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 12, 2002
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Jul 18, 2002

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 18, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  2. Jun 13, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1045-1046)
  3. Jun 12, 2002Introduced in House
  4. Jun 12, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1045Luis V. Gutierrez D-ILJun 13, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the bracero program between 1942 and 1969.
Short Titles as Introduced
Bracero Justice Act of 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 12, 2002Introduced in House

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