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HR 6034 116th Congress House

Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020

Official title: To defer the removal of individuals to the Lao People's Democratic Republic for a 72-month period, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2020 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Immigration AsiaDetention of personsForeign laborImmigrant health and welfare
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 Latest action February 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020

This bill defers the removal of qualified individuals to Laos for 72 months beginning from this bill's enactment.

To qualify for deferral, an individual must (1) be born in Laos or the French colonial administration that preceded the present-day country of Laos, (2) have been ordered removed to Laos before this bill's enactment, and (3) have resided in the United States on or before January 1, 2011.

An individual receiving deferral under this bill shall be authorized for employment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 12
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 27, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Aug 7, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Aug 7, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 22, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 17, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 10, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 4, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 28, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Feb 28, 2020
KIND, RON
· Feb 28, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 28, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 28, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6034: Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6034/
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"H.R. 6034: Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6034/.
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