US HR987 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 85-0)
Status: Introduced on July 11 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-08-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Condemning the Attorney General's decision in "Matter of A-B-" seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum. Condemns the Attorney General's decision in Matter of A-B- seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum.

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Title

Condemning the Attorney General's decision in "Matter of A-B-" seeking to declare domestic violence and gang violence as invalid grounds for seeking asylum.

Sponsors

Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-08-06HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2018-07-11HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-07-11HouseIntroduced in House

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