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HR 5072 115th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Africa Department of Homeland Security Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Liberia

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018

Introduced: March 29, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 20, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to adjust to permanent resident status a qualifying Liberian national who: (1) has been continuously present in the United States between November 20, 2014, through the date of status adjustment application; or (2) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such an alien.

Adjustment applications must be filed not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill.

What's happening now March 8, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Mar 29, 2018
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 29, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2018
Walz, Timothy
· Mar 29, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 26, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· Feb 26, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 20, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 20, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5072: Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5072/
MLA
"H.R. 5072: Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5072/.
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H.R. 5072, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5072/.
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