Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Venezuela Temporary Protected Status 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. The bill also directs the Department of State to provide assistance to the migration systems of nations surrounding Venezuela to provide migration services and asylum to eligible Venezuelan citizens.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Oct 19, 2020; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 31, 2019 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 7, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 7, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | May 7, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 21, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Oct 19, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5636 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD | Sep 16, 2020 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-465 | NOMINATIONS OF THE 116TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION725 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | May 13, 2020–Dec 2, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 549 | Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 29, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
