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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 75 (Friday, April 30, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 2920.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESSCLAUSE 18The 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 H2135]
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
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Escobar
D
TX
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CA
G.
21
2021-04-30
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Cárdenas
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CA
29
2021-05-14
False
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Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
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Vargas
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CA
51
2021-05-14
False
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
Mondaire
Jones
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NY
17
2021-05-25
False
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Marc
Veasey
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TX
A.
33
2021-06-16
False
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
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2021-06-24
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NC
K.
2
2021-06-24
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Nikema
Williams
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GA
5
2021-06-24
False
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Ilhan
Omar
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MN
5
2021-06-24
False
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Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Al
Green
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TX
9
2021-07-01
False
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
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CO
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2021-07-01
False
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Jacobs
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CA
53
2021-07-09
False
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Mary
Scanlon
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PA
Gay
5
2021-07-09
False
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Anthony
Brown
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MD
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2021-07-13
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Allred
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TX
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2021-07-16
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Swalwell
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15
2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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2021-07-30
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2021-08-23
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2021-08-24
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Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
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2021-08-27
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2021-08-31
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GA
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2021-09-10
False
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Perlmutter
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CO
7
2021-09-10
False
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Thomas
Suozzi
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2021-09-10
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Correa
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CA
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2021-09-10
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2021-09-10
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2021-09-10
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2021-09-14
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16
2021-09-20
False
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
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Titus
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NV
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2021-09-20
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2021-09-21
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2021-09-22
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2021-10-08
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Castro
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2021-10-08
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2021-10-12
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2021-10-21
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CA
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2021-10-21
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2021-10-21
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2021-10-26
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2021-10-26
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2021-11-03
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CA
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CA
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-23
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MI
13
2021-11-23
False
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CA
17
2021-11-30
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2021-12-01
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CA
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2021-12-09
False
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GA
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2021-12-09
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IL
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2021-12-16
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CA
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2021-12-16
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D
CA
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2022-02-02
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NY
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2022-02-02
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Diaz
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2022-02-02
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2022-02-02
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2022-02-15
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2022-02-15
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2022-03-01
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2022-03-01
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2022-03-01
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CA
49
2022-03-29
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Harder
D
CA
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2022-03-29
False
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MI
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2022-04-11
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Elissa
Slotkin
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MI
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2022-05-12
False
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CO
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2022-06-13
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2022-06-23
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PA
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2022-07-29
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2022-08-02
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TX
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2022-08-02
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WA
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2022-08-05
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NJ
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2022-08-12
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RI
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2022-08-12
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2022-08-16
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CA
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2022-08-30
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Immigration
- Administrative remedies
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Family relationships
- Immigration status and procedures
Immigration
00
2021-04-30
Introduced in House
2021-09-15T00:41:13Z
American Families United Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or the Department of Justice (DOJ) to exercise discretion in certain immigration cases. The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship.
Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove an alien or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. However, DOJ or DHS may not exercise this discretion if the alien is removable or inadmissible due to certain grounds, including specified crime- and security-related grounds.
The bill also removes certain requirements related to birthright citizenship for a child born outside of the United States to one U.S. citizen parent and one alien parent. Specifically, the bill removes a provision that requires the U.S. citizen parent to be physically present in the United States for at least five years before the child's birth in order for the child to acquire U.S. citizenship at birth.

American Families United Act
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American Families United Act
- Official Title as Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes.
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced

American Families United Act
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