US Congress House Bill 583 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Timely Repatriation Act Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing countries that have: (1) refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, and the total number of such aliens; and (2) an excessive repatriation failure rate. Directs the Secretary of State with respect to a listed country: (1) to not issue visas to attendants, servants, and personal employees of such country's diplomats and officials/employees; and (2) reduce the number of visas available for such country's diplomats and officials/employees by 10% for each six months that a country is listed. Authorizes the Secretary of DHS to exempt a country from inclusion if the total number of nonrepatriations outstanding is less than 10% for the preceding 3-year period.

Timely Repatriation Act

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-01-28	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-01-28	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-01-28	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2015-01-28	House	Introduced in House

HB1148 (Related) 2015-03-18 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
SB1640 (Related) 2015-06-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/583/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr583/BILLS-114hr583ih.pdf