HR 549 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Venezuela TPS Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 15, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Darren Soto D-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 29, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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 15, 2019
  2. Passed HouseJul 25, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Venezuela TPS Act of 2019

This bill addresses the migration of Venezuelan nationals by permitting them to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 514Passed272–158Jul 25, 2019
House 513On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsFailed215–217Jul 25, 2019

Yea 215

Nay 217

House 498Failed268–154Jul 23, 2019

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Jul 22, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalJan 15, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyJan 16, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzJan 17, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaJan 17, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellJan 18, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJan 24, 2019
R-PRJenniffer González-ColónJan 24, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresJan 31, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleFeb 6, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristFeb 6, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 6, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinFeb 14, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandFeb 26, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 26, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchFeb 26, 2019
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Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 15, 2019Markup May 22, 2019Reported Jul 23, 2019
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Feb 25, 2019
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2019

Actions 28

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Jul 25, 2019Rule H. Res. 519 passed House.
  3. Jul 25, 2019Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 519. (consideration: CR H7409-7412)
  4. Jul 25, 2019Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549. Resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3877 and H.R. 549 under closed rules. Resolution also waives clause 6(a) of Rule XIII, requiring a two-thirds vote waiver to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee against any resolution reported through the legislative day of July 26, 2019.
  5. Jul 25, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on H.R. 549.
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In the Congressional Record 11

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
SenateDebate and remarks S5926, S5927, S5928Rand Paul R-KY, Rick Scott R-FL, Robert Menendez D-NJSep 30, 2020
SenateDebate and remarks S5619, S5634–S5637Charles E. Schumer D-NY, Chris Van Hollen D-MD, John Thune R-SD, Richard J. Durbin D-IL, Robert Menendez D-NJSep 16, 2020
SenateDebate and remarks S6207Richard J. Durbin D-ILOct 29, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S6145, S6146Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Rick Scott R-FLOct 24, 2019
SenateDebate and remarks S5696Rick Scott R-FL, Robert Menendez D-NJSep 25, 2019
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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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Jul 23, 2019H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019As listed on the website of the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives (g:\VHLC\071919\071919.376.xml July 19, 2019 7:47 p.m.)
  2. Jun 27, 2019H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 22, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 8, January 15, 2019, page H602.

Printed hearings 2

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 116-465NOMINATIONS OF THE 116TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION725 pagesForeign Relations CommitteeMay 13, 2020–Dec 2, 2020
Serial No. 116-90LIFTING VOICES: LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE MEDIA MARKETPLACE DIVERSITY148 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJan 15, 2020

CRS reports 4

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 4

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 604Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 519, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-28 is considered as adopted.Rules CommitteeOn agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 519Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3877) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to establish a congressional budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily suspend the debt limit, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 549) to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.Procedurally relatedJul 25, 2019
S 636Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019Related billFeb 28, 2019
HR 2783TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019Related billJun 26, 2019

Titles 5

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

Official Title as Introduced
To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Venezuela TPS Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2019Referred in Senate
  2. Jul 25, 2019Engrossed in House
  3. Jul 23, 2019Reported in House
  4. Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House

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