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- H.R.1499
H.R.1499: Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act
About This Bill
- Introduced March 10, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 31, 2017
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - March 10, 2017
Bill Summary
Remedies for Refusal of Repatriation Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish procedures for determining whether a foreign government systematically and unreasonably refuses or delays the repatriation of its nationals who: (1) have been ordered removed from the United States; and (2) have been convicted of a felony or a crime of violence or are a threat to national security or public safety. Upon...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 31, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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| March 10, 2017 |
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
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| March 10, 2017 |
Referred to House Judiciary
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| March 10, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| March 10, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) |