3.0.0 913 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z 2023-01-11T13:34:58Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FOSTER:H.R. 913.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H1084]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-03-09T20:17:10Z Referred to 2017-02-07T15:00:15Z 2017-03-09 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 N D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2017-02-07 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2017-11-30 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-11-30 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2017-12-01 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-12-01 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-12-01 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-12-13 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-12-20 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2018-04-24 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2018-04-24 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2018-04-24 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-04-24 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2018-04-24 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2018-04-24 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2018-04-26 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-05-07 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2018-06-13 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Detention of persons Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Lawyers and legal services Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-03-04T13:59:23Z Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to:

  • establish within the Executive Office for Immigration Review an Office of Legal Access Programs to administer a system of legal orientation programs to make immigration proceedings more efficient by educating aliens regarding administrative procedures and legal rights under U.S. immigration law and to establish other programs to assist in providing aliens access to legal information; and
  • submit a plan to Congress that includes a schedule to develop and deploy legal orientation programs for all detainees.

The legal orientation programs shall:

  • provide programs to assist detained aliens in making decisions regarding their removal and eligibility for relief from removal in order to increase efficiency s in immigration proceedings and federal custody processes and to improve access to legal services;
  • ensure that programs and written notice of rights are available in English and the five most common native languages spoken by the detainees held in custody at that location during the preceding fiscal year; and
  • identify unaccompanied alien children, aliens with a serious mental disability, and other particularly vulnerable aliens for right to counsel considerations.

Such programs may provide services to detained aliens in specified immigration (detention and removal) and asylum proceedings.

The Department of Homeland Security shall establish procedures: (1) that ensure that legal orientation programs are available for all detained aliens within five days of arrival into custody; and (2) to inform such aliens of the basic procedures of immigration hearings, their rights relating to those hearings, information that may deter such aliens from filing frivolous legal claims, and a contact list of potential legal resources and providers.

]]> Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act Display Title Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for improvements in the treatment of detainees, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Immigrant Detainee Legal Rights Act Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr913ih/xml/BILLS-115hr913ih.xml 2017-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.