HR 656 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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

Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Originated House Sponsor J. Luis Correa D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 5, 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2019
  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 to provide immigration law-related services to certain aliens facing removal or at risk of being denied entry into the United States.

The services shall be available to an alien who (1) is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, (2) has received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or (3) qualifies for admission as a refugee or whose spouse or parent so qualifies.

The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress about the immigration outcomes of aliens who have legal representation compared to those who do not.

Cosponsors 59

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2019 to Dec 17, 2019, with 52 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 17, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJan 17, 2019
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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  2. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Jan 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

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

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2019Introduced in House

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