US HB2637 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - 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 May 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from closing or consolidating any field office of the International Operations Division of the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unless it obtains the approval of specified congressional committees.
Title
Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY] | Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
| Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Max Rose [D-NY] | Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
| Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
| Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2019-05-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-05-09 | House | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-05-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency management
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency management
Executive agency funding and structure
Immigration status and procedures
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2637/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2637/BILLS-116hr2637ih.pdf |
