H.R. 656 (IH) - DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act - BILLS-116hr656ih | Content Details

H.R. 656 (IH) - DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Action: Mr. Correa (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Sires, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Wild, Ms. Omar, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Waters, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Welch, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Luján, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Takano, Mr. Panetta, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Vela, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Gomez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Full Title: To require the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer legal assistance to certain aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, DACA recipients, and refugees, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Steve Cohen (TN); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Tony Cardenas (CA); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Rosa L. DeLauro (CT); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Julia Brownley (CA); Diana DeGette (CO); Albio Sires (NJ); Sean Patrick Maloney (NY); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); Marc A. Veasey (TX); Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (MP); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Jackie Speier (CA); Debbie Dingell (MI); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Susan Wild (PA); Ilhan Omar (MN); Eliot L. Engel (NY); Anna G. Eshoo (CA); John Garamendi (CA); Alan S. Lowenthal (CA); Betty McCollum (MN); John A. Yarmuth (KY); Maxine Waters (CA); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Peter Welch (VT); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Bradley Scott Schneider (IL); Ben Ray Lujan (NM); Pete Aguilar (CA); Mark Takano (CA); Jimmy Panetta (CA); James P. McGovern (MA); Vicente Gonzalez (TX); Ro Khanna (CA); Filemon Vela (TX); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Salud O. Carbajal (CA); Grace F. Napolitano (CA); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Anthony G. Brown (MD); Darren Soto (FL); Jimmy Gomez (CA)