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H.R.6637: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 8, 2022
- Latest Major Action Nov. 1, 2022
- See the seven similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
7 (All Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 8, 2022
Bill Summary
Dignity for Immigrants while Guarding our Nation to Ignite and Deliver the American Dream Act or as the DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act This bill addresses immigration-related issues, such as requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to resume construction of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border and providing removal deferral for eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law). For example, the bill requires DHS to resume all barrier...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Nov. 1, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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| March 4, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
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| March 4, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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| March 4, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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| Feb. 9, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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| Feb. 9, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
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| Feb. 9, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
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| Feb. 8, 2022 |
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, Education and Labor, Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Reform, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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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| Feb. 8, 2022 |
Introduced in the House by Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) |