HR 858 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Introduced Feb 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor J. Luis Correa D-CA

Latest action · Feb 3, 2017 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.

IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers with immigration law expertise to provide immigration-related legal services and advice to an alien who: (1) is present in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; (2) has received a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, has been admitted as a refugee (or the alien's spouse or parent has been so admitted), or has been determined to be qualified for such admission; and (3) has been ordered removed, is in removal proceedings, or is at risk of being denied U.S. entry or admission.

The Department of Homeland Security shall provide such aliens: (1) with provider contact information; and (2) if in detention, with an opportunity to arrange representation by such a provider.

The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall carry out a study on the outcomes for individuals in removal proceedings with legal representation compared to the outcomes for such individuals without legal representation.

Cosponsors 93

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 3, 2017 to Jun 28, 2018; 55 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NY	Adriano Espaillat	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-FL	Alcee L. Hastings	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-MD	Anthony G. Brown	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-IL	Bradley Scott Schneider	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-PA	Brendan F. Boyle	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-HI	Colleen Hanabusa	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-FL	Darren Soto	Original	Feb 3, 2017
D-FL	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Original	Feb 3, 2017

Show all 93 cosponsors

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 3, 2017
	Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred Feb 3, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
Feb 3, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E140)
Feb 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 3, 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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E140	J. Luis Correa D-CA	Feb 3, 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: (1) The U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 19, February 3, 2017, page H977.

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 656	DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act	Reintroduced Bill	Mar 5, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To require the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, DACA recipients, and refugees, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House

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