Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2023
Latest action · Aug 22, 2023 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.
- IntroducedAug 22, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the detention or removal of certain nationals of Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos.
Specifically, this protection from detention or removal shall apply to nationals of these countries who (1) entered the United States on or before January 1, 2008, (2) have continuously resided in the United States since entry, and (3) are subject to a final order of removal.
Such individuals shall also receive employment authorization.
The bill also directs the Department of Justice to grant motions to reconsider or reopen the case of any non-U.S. national who was ordered removed, deported, or excluded from the United States between April 24, 1996, and this bill's enactment and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for protection from detention or removal under this bill. For these individuals, the bill also waives certain requirements that typically apply to motions to reconsider or reopen, such as deadlines for filing such a motion.
Further, the Department of Homeland Security must provide individuals covered by the bill with notice of the bill's provisions. The notice must include instructions for filing a motion to reconsider and reopen removal proceedings.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 22, 2023 to Jun 5, 2024; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Aug 22, 2023 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 5, 2024 |
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 Aug 22, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2023Introduced in House
- Aug 22, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 138, August 22, 2023, page H4197.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To halt removal of certain nationals of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 22, 2023Introduced 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.
