Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
Latest action · Jul 9, 2020 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
This bill temporarily limits certain immigration enforcement activities during public health emergencies.
During a public health emergency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall, with certain exceptions, suspend all immigration enforcement activities including (1) removals of noncitizens, (2) arrests and apprehensions of noncitizens, and (3) required check-ins by certain noncitizens with immigration enforcement officials. DHS may carry out an enforcement activity if there is credible and individualized evidence that the noncitizen is a threat to another person or the community.
During a public health emergency, DHS shall, with certain exceptions, parole a noncitizen into the United States if the noncitizen was (1) denied admission at a port of entry, or (2) apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 14 days of entering the United States without authorization. DHS is not required to parole such a noncitizen if there is credible and individualized evidence that the noncitizen is a threat to another person or the community.
During this time, the Department of Justice shall (1) suspend all in-person immigration court proceedings, (2) allow for electronic appearances in and the electronic submission of documents for custody proceedings for detained individuals, and (3) suspend deadlines related to various immigration proceedings. DHS may not use federal funds to expel certain noncitizens using legal authority related to the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 9, 2020 to Nov 19, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jul 9, 2020 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 23, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Aug 18, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Nov 19, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Nov 19, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2020 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2020Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 166, no. 124, July 9, 2020, page H3078.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4011 | Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act | Identical bill | Jun 18, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To temporarily suspend certain immigration enforcement activities during disease-related emergencies.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health care coverage and access
- Human rights
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 9, 2020Introduced 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.
