US HB161 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-2)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 4 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Venezuela TPS Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL] |
| Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA] | Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] |
| Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2021-01-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB50 (Related) 2021-01-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Venezuela
Foreign labor
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees
Venezuela
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/161/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr161/BILLS-117hr161ih.pdf |
