HR 6034
116th Congress
House
Immigration
Asia
Detention of persons
Foreign labor
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Laos
Presidential administrations
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020
Introduced: February 28, 2020
Introduced by:
McCollum, Betty
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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