US HB4247 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 103-26-1)
Status: Introduced on December 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015 This bill makes Cuban nationals who enter the United States on or after the date of enactment of this Act ineligible for refugee/parolee assistance under the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980. Conforming amendments are made to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Immigration and Nationality Act. The Inspector General of the Social Security Administration shall report to Congress describing methods for enforcing the loss of Supplemental Security Income eligibility by persons who are absent from the United States for at least one month.

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Title

Cuban Immigrant Work Opportunity Act of 2015

Sponsors

Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]Rep. John Katko [R-NY]Rep. Cresent Hardy [R-NV]Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. John Mica [R-FL]Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]Rep. Gwen Graham [D-FL]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]Rep. Brad Ashford [D-NE]Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]
Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. George Holding [R-NC]
Rep. French Hill [R-AR]Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Rep. David Trott [R-MI]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2015-12-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
2015-12-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2015-12-15HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2015-12-15HouseReferred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-12-15HouseReferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2015-12-15HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2441 (Related) 2016-01-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB4847 (Related) 2016-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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