US HB5878 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - 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 February 12 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of State and the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States in both bilateral relationships and multilateral organizations to promote the adoption of a binding Global Migration Agreement. Such agreement should, among other things, address the root causes of migration, centralize the human rights of migrants, and provide global funding for crisis response involving at-risk migrants.
Title
Global Migration Agreement Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] | Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
2020-02-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. |
2020-02-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. |
2020-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Due process and equal protection
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
World health
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disaster relief and insurance
Due process and equal protection
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
International affairs
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Latin America
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
World health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5878/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5878/BILLS-116hr5878ih.pdf |