Bill Title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. [HR708 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Primary	Webmail	202-225-2435	HD-AZ-7	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Keith Ellison [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MN-5	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Judy Chu [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5464	HD-CA-28	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ruben Hinojosa [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-TX-15	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Gwen Moore [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-4572	HD-WI-4	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-1605	HD-GA-4	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Rangel [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-13	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Takano [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2305	HD-CA-39	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Pocan [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2906	HD-WI-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-8050	HD-DC	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Takai [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-HI-1	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Juan Vargas [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-8045	HD-CA-52	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Janice Hahn [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-44	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Lieu [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-3976	HD-CA-36	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-17	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-TX-18	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Conyers [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MI-13	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Edwards [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-MD-4	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Betty McCollum [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-6631	HD-MN-4	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Corrine Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-FL-5	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jerrold Nadler [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-5635	HD-NY-12	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Grace Napolitano [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-CA-31	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim McDermott [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-WA-7	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-6101	HD-MA-2	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-CA-12	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jose Serrano [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-NY-15	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alcee Hastings [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-FL-20	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Matthew Cartwright [D]	Cosponsor	N/A	N/A	HD-PA-8	Sponsored Bills	N/A	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nydia Velazquez [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2361	HD-NY-7	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Grace Meng [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-2601	HD-NY-6	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Adam Smith [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-225-8901	HD-WA-9	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	202-224-4654	SD-MD	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Filemon Vela [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-TX-34	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Alan Lowenthal [D]	Cosponsor	Inactive	Inactive	HD-CA-47	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	OpenSecrets	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide