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HR 2637 116th Congress House Emergency Management Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Immigration status and procedures

Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act

Introduced: May 9, 2019 Introduced by: Espaillat, Adriano Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 9, 2019
Referred 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.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now June 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 2, 2020
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 8, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 8, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 24, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 22, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 14, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 14, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 14, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 10, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 10, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 10, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2637: Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2637/
MLA
"H.R. 2637: Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2637/.
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H.R. 2637, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2637/.
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[H.R. 2637: Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2637/)
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