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H.R. 391 (115th): Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017

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To modify the treatment of unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their immigration status, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Jason Chaffetz

Sponsor. Representative for Utah's 3rd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jan 10, 2017
Length: 24 pages
Introduced
Jan 10, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on July 26, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

26 Cosponsors (26 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Chaffetz Introduces Common-Sense Immigration Reforms”
    — Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT3, 2009-2017] (Sponsor) on Jan 10, 2017

“Congressman Nadler: Republican Bill Would Leave Asylum Seekers and Refugees Stateless and in Legal Purgatory”
    — Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY12] on Jul 26, 2017

“Goodlatte Applauds President Trumps Commitment to Immigration Enforcement & Border Security”
    — Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA6, 1993-2018] on Aug 22, 2017

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History

Jul 17, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5137 (113th).
Mar 18, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1153 (114th).
Jan 10, 2017
 
Introduced

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Jul 26, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

H.R. 391 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 391. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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