3.0.0 883 2022-11-01T15:17:47Z 2022-11-01T15:17:47Z House HR 2019-01-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 883.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. I, Sec. 8, Clause 18)The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H1337]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-25T14:59:01Z Referred to 2019-01-30T14:03:25Z Families Belong Together Act 116 271 S 2019-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2019-03-25 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-30 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2019-02-07 False B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2019-02-07 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-02-07 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2019-02-07 False G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2019-02-07 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2019-02-07 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Family relationships Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2019-01-30 Introduced in House 2019-09-30T19:39:47Z Families Belong Together Act

This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Children and their legal guardians or parents shall be eligible if  DHS separated them and failed to demonstrate in a hearing that the legal guardian or parent was unfit or presented a danger to the child. Such a child shall be eligible whether he or she remained in the custody of  DHS or the Office of Refugee Settlement, was released to a sponsor, or repatriated to his or her country of origin.

Individuals who are inadmissible for various grounds, including those related to criminal activity or security concerns, shall not be eligible.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall grant all applications from eligible individuals for humanitarian parole or for lawful permanent resident status, and no application fees may be charged.

]]> Families Belong Together Act Display Title Families Belong Together Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Families Belong Together Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr883ih/xml/BILLS-116hr883ih.xml 2019-03-25 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.