U.S. Employee, Family Unity, and Legalization Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Revises specified restrictions respecting: (1) cancellation of removal; (2) deportability and admissibility; and (3) issuance of immigrant visas to certain spouses and children of lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens.
Establishes a national task force on immigrant exploitation and trafficking, to be chaired by the Secretary of Labor and made up of Federal and State law enforcement officers.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 6, 2001 to Sep 5, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 6, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-NC | Eva M. Clayton | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Mar 22, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 29, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 30, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 3, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 3, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 25, 2001 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Apr 26, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Apr 27, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Benjamin A. Gilman | May 1, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 22, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | May 22, 2001 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 23, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 23, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 23, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Jun 6, 2001 | |
| D-OR | David Wu | Jun 19, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jun 19, 2001 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 23, 2001 | |
| D-PR | Anibal Acevedo-Vila | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 5, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2001 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 16, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
- Feb 7, 2001Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To revise various provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- U.S. Employee, Family Unity, and Legalization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Alien labor
- Alien smuggling
- Aliens
- Automobile theft
- Bribery
- Burglary
- Confidential communications
- Contempt of court
- Counterfeiting
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal aliens
- Department of Justice
- Deportation
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal-state relations
- Fines (Penalties)
- Forgery
- Fraud
- Gambling
- Government Operations and Politics
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- Imprisonment
- Labor and Employment
- Larceny
- Law
- Married people
- Obstruction of justice
- Old age, survivors and disability insurance
- Organized crime
- Pardons
- Passports
- Perjury
- Probation
- Prosecution
- Public records
- Residence requirements
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Social Welfare
- Sports and Recreation
- Transportation and Public Works
- Violence
- Visas
- Wages
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2001Introduced in House
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