HR 1006 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Introduced Feb 13, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Pramila Jayapal D-WA

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Latest action · Feb 24, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 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. IntroducedFeb 13, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide an individual in any removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding or inspection (excluding primary inspections as defined by Department of Homeland Security policies) with a right to representation (at no expense to the government) by counsel of such individual's choosing, including remote counseling if counsel cannot personally meet with the individual.

A person held or detained at a port of entry may not submit a valid Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status or Withdrawal of Application for Admission if such person has been denied access to counsel.

The bill extends the right to be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel or other qualified representative before a government agency to any person subject to a proceeding, examination, holding, or detention.

The holding or detention of individuals at a port of entry or at any holding or detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall: (1) be limited to the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions practicable, (2) be consistent with the rationale for such holding or detention; and (3) shall include access to food, water, and rest room facilities.

Cosponsors 66

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2017 to Sep 27, 2018; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 13, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeFeb 14, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 14, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyFeb 14, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 14, 2017
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 14, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchFeb 14, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumFeb 15, 2017
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceFeb 15, 2017
D-COJared PolisFeb 15, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 15, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 15, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeFeb 16, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineFeb 16, 2017
D-NVDina TitusFeb 16, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánFeb 28, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 1, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarMar 9, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 15, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyApr 6, 2017
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoApr 25, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeMay 16, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 23, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMay 23, 2017
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMay 23, 2017
D-PARobert A. BradyJun 15, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 20, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 20, 2017
D-CARo KhannaJul 14, 2017
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 23, 2018
D-AZRuben GallegoApr 23, 2018
D-TXAl GreenMay 9, 2018
D-MNRichard M. NolanMay 15, 2018
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIMay 24, 2018
D-OREarl BlumenauerSep 27, 2018

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2017
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 13, 2017
HouseHomeland Security Committee
Referred Feb 13, 2017
Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 24, 2017

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 24, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
  2. Feb 14, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1161)
  3. Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Feb 13, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Feb 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1161Pramila Jayapal D-WAFeb 14, 2017

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: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 25, February 13, 2017, page H1126.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 115-158VARIOUS MEASURES180 pagesForeign Affairs CommitteeSep 27, 2018

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 349A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Identical billFeb 9, 2017
HR 5581Access to Counsel Act of 2020Reintroduced BillMar 5, 2020

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 13, 2017Introduced in House

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