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HR 2602 113th Congress House

Timely Repatriation Act

Official title: To provide for sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, or that have an exc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for sanctions on countries that have refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, or that have an excessive repatriation failure rate, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Jul 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Timely Repatriation Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish a report every six months listing countries that have: (1) refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a national of that country, and the total number of such aliens; and (2) an excessive repatriation failure rate.

Directs the Secretary of State with respect to a listed country: (1) to not issue visas to attendants, servants, and personal employees of such country's diplomats and officials/employees; and (2) reduce the number of visas available for such country's diplomats and officials/employees by 10% for each six months that a country is listed.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt a country from inclusion if the total number of nonrepatriations outstanding is less than 10% for the preceding 3-year period.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 1
Fleming, John
· Dec 11, 2014
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 22, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Jul 10, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 9, 2014
King, Steve
· Jan 16, 2014
Black, Diane
· Jun 28, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jun 28, 2013
Gowdy, Trey
· Jun 28, 2013
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jun 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2602: Timely Repatriation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2602/
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"H.R. 2602: Timely Repatriation Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2602/.
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H.R. 2602, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2602/.
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