HR 5767 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

ENSURE Act of 2020

Introduced Feb 5, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Ilhan Omar D-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 5, 2020 Referred to the House 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. IntroducedFeb 5, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Eritrean Nationals' Safety from Unjust Removal or Expulsion Act or the ENSURE Act of 2020

This bill defers the removal of qualified Eritrean nationals for 24 months starting from this bill's enactment. To qualify, a Eritrean national must have been (1) ordered removed to Eritrea before this bill's enactment, and (2) continuously present in the United States since this bill's enactment.

The Department of Homeland Security may not detain a qualified individual for immigration status reasons or because the individual moved to reopen certain immigration proceedings.

Generally, a qualified individual shall have work authorization unless the individual is subject to extradition. An extradition based on a not-credible accusation that the individual committed crimes against humanity shall not disqualify the individual from receiving work authorization.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2020 to Feb 12, 2020; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 5, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneFeb 7, 2020
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 12, 2020

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Feb 5, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: Article I, Section 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 24, February 5, 2020, page H848.

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To defer the removal of certain Eritrean nationals for a 24-month period, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
ENSURE Act of 2020
Eritrean Nationals’ Safety from Unjust Removal or Expulsion Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2020Introduced in House

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