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

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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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-HIColleen HanabusaOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 3, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarFeb 13, 2017
D-CARaul RuizFeb 13, 2017
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 2, 2017
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 10, 2017
D-ILDanny K. DavisJul 10, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jul 10, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Jul 10, 2017
D-COJared PolisJul 10, 2017
D-MNTimothy J. WalzJul 10, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisJul 11, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyJul 12, 2017
D-CAJimmy GomezAug 1, 2017
D-PADwight EvansDec 6, 2017
D-NMMichelle Lujan GrishamDec 6, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchDec 6, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoDec 6, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaDec 13, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkDec 13, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonDec 13, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonDec 18, 2017
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonDec 21, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 16, 2018
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciJan 16, 2018
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceJan 18, 2018
D-MIDebbie DingellJan 19, 2018
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJan 25, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoFeb 7, 2018
D-GAJohn LewisFeb 26, 2018
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 10, 2018
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottApr 16, 2018
D-WAAdam SmithJun 19, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 19, 2018
D-CAKaren BassJun 19, 2018
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 19, 2018
D-FLKathy CastorJun 20, 2018
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJun 20, 2018
D-CODiana DeGetteJun 21, 2018
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJun 28, 2018

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 3, 2017
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 3, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
  2. Feb 3, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E140)
  3. Feb 3, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  4. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E140J. Luis Correa D-CAFeb 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.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 656DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid ActReintroduced BillMar 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.

  1. Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House

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