3.0.0 2347 2022-11-01T20:02:15Z 2022-11-01T20:02:15Z House HR 2019-04-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 66 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VELA:H.R. 2347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3275]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-15T18:54:07Z Referred to 2019-04-18T19:32:15Z 2019-05-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 N G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2019-04-18 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2019-04-18 True G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2019-05-21 False Immigration Central America Crime victims Domestic violence and child abuse El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Immigration status and procedures Juvenile crime and gang violence Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2019-04-18 Introduced in House 2019-11-21T15:42:17Z Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State to work to expand in-country refugee application processing centers in the Northern Triangle countries (typically defined as Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador). It also states that victims of domestic violence and gangs are eligible for refugee protections.

]]> Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 Display Title Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To expand in-country processing of family units and minors in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to provide relief to the southern border and uphold access to humanitarian protection consistent with U.S. laws. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2347ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2347ih.xml 2019-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 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.