HOUSE 1471115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 3/9/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-09Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-09 (00)
This bill directs: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to Congress a list of each country that it determines denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after DHS asks whether the government will accept the alien ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) the President to suspend assistance to each country on such list.
Cosponsors (4)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Mark Sanford (R-SC)
- Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Immigration status and procedures
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