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HOUSE 2637116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act

Last Action
6/26/2019

Actions

  • 2019-06-26Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • 2019-05-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • 2019-05-09Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  • 2019-05-09Introduced in House
  • 2019-05-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-05-09 (00)

Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from closing or consolidating any field office of the International Operations Division of the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unless it obtains the approval of specified congressional committees.

Cosponsors (16)

  • Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
  • Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • Darren Soto (D-FL)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Max Rose (D-NY)
  • Jason Crow (D-CO)
  • EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
  • Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
  • ADAM SMITH (D-WA)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Immigration status and procedures
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