HR 6939 · 118th Congress 2023โ€“2025, ended

REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2024

Latest action · Jan 10, 2024 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 10, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 10, 2024 to Sep 24, 2024; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-VABob GoodOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 10, 2024
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-FLMichael WaltzOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-INRudy Yakym IIIOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-SCRussell FryOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-TXTony GonzalesOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalJan 10, 2024
R-FLMatt GaetzJan 12, 2024
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordJan 17, 2024
R-TXRonny JacksonJan 17, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsJan 25, 2024
R-TNDiana HarshbargerFeb 15, 2024
R-AZElijah CraneMar 7, 2024
R-SCNancy MaceApr 23, 2024
R-ALBarry MooreSep 24, 2024
R-COGreg LopezSep 24, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 10, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 10, 2024Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: Border security

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 5, January 10, 2024, page H52.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2024
Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2024

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 10, 2024Introduced in House

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