HR 396 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.

Introduced Jan 14, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Nancy Pelosi D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 5, 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Provides for the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 14, 2015
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 5, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  2. Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jan 14, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution provides that Congress shall have power to ``establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization''. The Supreme Court has long found that this provision of the Constitution grants Congress plenary power over immigration policy. As the Court found in Galvan v. Press, 347 U.S. 522, 531 (1954), ``that the formulation of policies [pertaining to the entry of aliens and their right to remain here] is entrusted exclusively to Congress has become about as firmly imbedded in the legislative and judicial tissues of our body politic as any aspect of our government.'' And, as the Court found in Kleindienst v. Mandel, 408 U.S. 753, 766 (1972) (quoting Boutilier v. INS, 387 U.S. 118, 123 (1967)), ``[t]he Court without exception has sustained Congress' `plenary power to make rules for the admission of aliens and to exclude those who possess those characteristics which Congress has forbidden.' ''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 7, January 14, 2015, page H408.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 780For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.Reintroduced BillFeb 8, 2017

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
For the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio Carreno Rojas.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 14, 2015Introduced in House

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