Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act
Latest action · Nov 3, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedOct 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Venezuelan Refugee Assistance Act
This bill provides for the status adjustment to permanent resident of a qualifying Venezuelan national who: (1) was physically present in the United States on January 1, 2013, (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least one year and is physically present in the United States on the date the status adjustment application is filed, (3) has not been convicted of specified crimes and was never involved in the persecution of others, and (4) applies for adjustment before January 1, 2019.
Derivative adjustment of status is provided for the spouse, child, or certain unmarried sons or daughters of such alien.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 9, 2015 to Apr 29, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Original | Oct 9, 2015 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Oct 9, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Oct 9, 2015 |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 29, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Oct 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2015Introduced in House
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