Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026
Latest action · Feb 20, 2026 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.
- IntroducedFeb 20, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 20, 2026 to Sep 10, 2026; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Feb 20, 2026 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 4, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | May 13, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Sep 10, 2026 |
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 Feb 20, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 20, 2026Referred 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. 172, no. 34, February 20, 2026, page H2235.
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 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 20, 2026Introduced 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.
