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DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Introduced: December 17, 2019 Introduced by: Correa, J. Luis Democratic · California 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 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers to provide immigration law-related services to certain aliens facing removal or at risk of being denied entry into the United States.

The services shall be available to an alien who (1) is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, (2) has received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or (3) qualifies for admission as a refugee or whose spouse or parent so qualifies.

The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress about the immigration outcomes of aliens who have legal representation compared to those who do not.

What's happening now March 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 41
Kennedy, Joseph
· Dec 17, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 22, 2019
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 22, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 14, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jan 17, 2019
Brown, Anthony
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 17, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 17, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jan 17, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 17, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jan 17, 2019
Eshoo, Anna
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 17, 2019
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 17, 2019
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jan 17, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
Napolitano, Grace
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jan 17, 2019
RUSH, BOBBY
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 17, 2019
Sires, Albio
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jan 17, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 17, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 17, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Jan 17, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 656: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-656/
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"H.R. 656: DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-656/.
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