3.0.0 1698 2024-07-12T08:05:14Z 2024-07-12T08:05:14Z House H HR 2023-03-22 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESCOBAR:H.R. 1698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:THE U.S. CONSTITUTIONARTICLE I, SEC. 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 inThe single subject of this legislation is:For the immigration benefit of mixed-status families.[Page H1328]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-03-22T16:06:00Z 2023-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 N S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2023-03-22 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2023-03-22 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-03-22 True W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2023-03-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-03-22 True J000305 Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] Sara Jacobs D CA 51 2023-03-22 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2023-03-22 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2023-03-22 True S001205 Rep. 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[D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2024-06-18 False T000488 Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] Shri Thanedar D MI 13 2024-06-18 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2024-07-11 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2024-07-11 False Immigration Immigration 2023-04-06T14:15:21Z 00 2023-03-22 Introduced in House 2023-11-15T20:01:30Z 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.

Under this bill, DOJ or DHS may, on a case-by-case basis, exercise discretion by declining to remove a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) or bar an alien from entering the United States to prevent hardship for the alien's U.S. citizen spouse, parent, or child. This discretion may also be exercised if the alien is the spouse or child of a deceased U.S. citizen.

For the purposes of this bill, it shall be presumed that family separation constitutes hardship.

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.

This exercise of discretion may be applied to an alien who was ordered removed or denied entry prior to this bill's enactment if the alien files a motion to reopen or reconsider within two years of this bill's enactment.

]]> American Families United Act Display Title 45 American Families United Act 2024-06-11T15:49:48Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 American Families United Act 2024-05-24T13:41:33Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:29:21Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1698ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1698ih.xml 2023-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.