US Congress House Bill 591 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

USCIS Act Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that all deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account shall remain available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, the Department of Justice [DOJ]) for reimbursement of administrative expenses to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to declare that certain foreign student and exchange program fees that are deposited into the account shall remain available to DHS (currently, DOJ) for reimbursement of administrative expenses (including expenses related to gathering foreign student information) to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

USCIS Act Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act

Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-01-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-20	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/591/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr591/BILLS-115hr591ih.pdf