Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant permanent residence status to qualifying nationals of Liberia.
The program shall be available to a Liberian national who has been continuously present in the United States from November 20, 2014, until the filing of an application for adjustment to permanent residence status, or the spouse, parent, or child of such an individual. The individual must apply within one year of the bill's enactment, be otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa, and not be inadmissible under various grounds. Certain grounds for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, such as being a public charge, shall not apply.
An individual shall be ineligible if the individual has been convicted of an aggravated felony, convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, or has participated in the persecution of a person for reasons such as race, nationality, or political opinion.
DHS shall promulgate regulations to establish procedures by which an alien who is subject to a final order of deportation, removal, or exclusion may seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application to adjust status. If there is no such final order, DHS shall stay removal proceedings if a qualified alien submits an application for adjustment of status.
DHS shall authorize an individual for employment if that individual's application has been pending for more than 180 days, and may also provide employment authorization before that.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Feb 4, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 11, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 4, 2020 |
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 13, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2684 | Dean Phillips D-MN | Mar 13, 2019 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1584.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 456 | Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Feb 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
