Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022
This bill limits the detention or removal of qualified Vietnamese nationals from the United States and contains other related provisions.
A national of Vietnam may not be detained or removed if that individual (1) is subject to a final order of removal, and (2) has continuously resided in the United States since July 12, 1995, or an earlier date. An otherwise qualifying alien may not receive such protections if (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien is directly responsible for harming U.S. national security, or (2) the alien is subject to extradition.
A qualified Vietnamese national shall receive authorization to work in the United States.
DHS must notify each qualified Vietnamese national about the provisions of this bill.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2022 to Jul 7, 2022; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | May 10, 2022 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jul 7, 2022 |
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 May 10, 2022 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- May 10, 2022Introduced in House
- May 10, 2022Referred 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. 168, no. 78, May 10, 2022, page H4798.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8922 | Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To halt removal of certain nationals of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2022Introduced 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.
