To designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 25, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
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).
33 Cosponsors (29 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Declaracin del congresista Sires sobre la reunin con el presidente venezolano Juan Guaid”
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Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 6, 2020
“Sen. Rick Scott to Senate Foreign Relations Committee: Pass Resolution Urging International Olympic Committee to Move 2022 Games out of Communist China”
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Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]
on Oct 7, 2020
“Harris, Menendez, Durbin, Schumer Democrats Once Again Call on Trump to Grant TPS for Venezuelans”
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Vice President Kamala Harris [D]
on Jul 27, 2020
History
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Jan 15, 2019
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Introduced
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May 22, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 23, 2019
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Failed in the House Under Suspension
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Jul 23, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Jul 25, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Mar 10, 2020
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Considered by Communications and Technology
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Jul 15, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Jan 4, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 161 (117th). |
H.R. 549 (116th) 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. 549. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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