Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 4, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
This bill permits nationals of Venezuela to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization. Such status shall be available to qualifying nationals of Venezuela for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to May 19, 2022; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jan 5, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jan 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 19, 2022 |
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 Jan 4, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Mar 4, 2021 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H55.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 50 | Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 26, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced 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.
