US Congress House Bill 241 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 18-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-31 - 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 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing: (1) countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country (the report must include the total number of such aliens) and countries that have an excessive repatriation failure rate, and (2) each country that was included in both the report preceding the current report and the current report (DHS may exclude a country if the total number of nonrepatriations outstanding is less than 10 for the preceding three-year period). The Department of State, with respect to a listed country: (1) may not issue visas to attendants, servants, and personal employees of such country's officials and employees who receive nonimmigrant status; and (2) shall 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.

Timely Repatriation Act

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-01-04	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.
2017-01-04	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.
2017-01-04	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.
2017-01-04	House	Introduced in House

HB2431 (Related) 2017-05-24 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13.
HB4760 (Related) 2018-06-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR954 (Similar To) 2018-06-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/241/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr241/BILLS-115hr241ih.pdf