3.0.0 168 2022-11-01T13:49:29Z 2022-11-01T13:49:29Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 168.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Naturalization Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, C1. 4)[Page H215]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-03T21:46:44Z Referred to 2019-01-03T16:25:50Z 2019-01-03 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2019-07-30 False Immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-07-30T12:19:58Z Reentry and Reunification Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to admit certain aliens for lawful permanent residence, if the alien is the spouse, parent, or guardian of a U.S. citizen.

Qualifying aliens shall be those who were removed from the United States before the bill's enactment, or subject to a removal order or in removal proceedings on the bill's enactment date. A qualifying alien shall also (1) be of good moral character; (2) not be deportable or inadmissible for various grounds, including those related to health or having been convicted of certain crimes; (3) not have participated in the persecution of any person on account of characteristics such as race, religion, or nationality; and (4) not have been convicted for a crime under federal or state law where the maximum sentence was more than one year. DHS may waive the requirement relating to a conviction for a state or federal crime for humanitarian, family unity, or public interest purposes.

For an alien subject to a removal order or under removal proceedings, the alien must have been continuously physically present in the United States for the four years before the bill's enactment date.

]]> Reentry and Reunification Act Display Title Reentry and Reunification Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Reentry and Reunification Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr168ih/xml/BILLS-116hr168ih.xml 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.