To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
Latest action · Mar 19, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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 16, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, in the case of an alien subject to removal, deportation, or exclusion who is the parent of a U.S. citizen child, to authorize an immigration judge to decline to order such removal if the judge determines that such action is against the child's best interests.
States that such discretion shall not apply with respect to an alien whom the judge determines: (1) is excludable or deportable on security grounds; or (2) has engaged in sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking in persons.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Jul 14, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 30, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 27, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Sep 27, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 14, 2008 |
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 16, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 19, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide discretionary authority to an immigration judge to determine that an alien parent of a United States citizen child should not be ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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