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- H.R.5581
H.R.5581: Access to Counsel Act of 2020
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 10, 2020
- Latest Major Action March 5, 2020
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
50 (All Democrats)
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - March 5, 2020
- Introduced in House - Jan. 10, 2020
Bill Summary
Access to Counsel Act of 2020 This bill provides various protections for covered individuals subject to secondary or deferred inspections when seeking admission into the United States. Covered individuals include U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, aliens in possession of a visa, and refugees. The Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that a covered individual subject to secondary or deferred inspection has a meaningful...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| March 5, 2020 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332.
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| March 5, 2020 |
Committee on Homeland Security discharged. |
| March 5, 2020 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-412, Part I.
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| Feb. 12, 2020 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Feb. 12, 2020 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
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| Feb. 11, 2020 |
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Discharged.
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| Jan. 28, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| Jan. 17, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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| Jan. 10, 2020 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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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| Jan. 10, 2020 |
Introduced in the House by Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) |