Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 19, 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.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020
This bill designates Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala as temporary protected status (TPS) countries for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)
A national of one of these countries shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 19, 2020 to Dec 16, 2020; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Nov 19, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Nov 19, 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 Nov 19, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2020Introduced in House
- Nov 19, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 197, November 19, 2020, page H5989.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 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.
