Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Homeland Security should designate Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nationals of those countries eligible for temporary protected status under that section.
Latest action · Nov 5, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2004
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Homeland Security should designate Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas under the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nationals of those countries eligible for temporary protected status.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2004 to Oct 8, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 4, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Oct 8, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Oct 8, 2004 |
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 Sep 30, 2004 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 5, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
- Sep 30, 2004Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2004Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Homeland Security should designate Haiti, Grenada, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to make nationals of those countries eligible for temporary protected status under that section.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2004Introduced in House
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