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S. 456 (116th): Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019

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A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor John “Jack” Reed

John “Jack” Reed

Sponsor. Senator for Rhode Island. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Feb 12, 2019
Length: 9 pages
Introduced
Feb 12, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

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This bill was incorporated into:

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 20, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

10 Cosponsors (10 Democrats)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Reed Includes NDAA Provision to Extend Permanent Residency Status for Eligible Liberians and Open a Pathway to U.S. Citizenship”
    — Sen. John “Jack” Reed [D-RI] (Sponsor) on Dec 12, 2019

“50 Members of Congress Call for Extension of Protected Status for Liberians Living in the United States”
    — Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10] on Mar 1, 2019

“Reed Backs Trump Administration Decision to Extend Immigration Status for Liberians”
    — Sen. John “Jack” Reed [D-RI] (Sponsor) on Mar 28, 2019

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History

Mar 18, 1999
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (106th).
Mar 29, 2001
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (107th).
Mar 19, 2003
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (108th).
Mar 17, 2005
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (109th).
Feb 16, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (110th).
Mar 19, 2009
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (111th).
Mar 28, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 656 (112th).
Mar 12, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 527 (113th).
Oct 7, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2161 (114th).
Jan 3, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2275 (115th).
Feb 12, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jun 27, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th).
Sep 17, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th).
Dec 11, 2019
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th).
Dec 17, 2019
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th).
Dec 20, 2019
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 456 (116th).

S. 456 (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 S. 456. 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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