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HR 7708 117th Congress House Immigration

Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022

Introduced: July 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 10, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2022
Introduced in House
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Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022

This bill limits the detention or removal of qualified Vietnamese nationals from the United States and contains other related provisions.

A national of Vietnam may not be detained or removed if that individual (1) is subject to a final order of removal, and (2) has continuously resided in the United States since July 12, 1995, or an earlier date. An otherwise qualifying alien may not receive such protections if (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien is directly responsible for harming U.S. national security, or (2) the alien is subject to extradition.

A qualified Vietnamese national shall receive authorization to work in the United States.

DHS must notify each qualified Vietnamese national about the provisions of this bill.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8922 Related bill Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 12 Republican 1
Jones, Mondaire
· Jul 7, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 11, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 10, 2022
Eshoo, Anna
· May 10, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 10, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 10, 2022
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 10, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 10, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2022
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 10, 2022
Steel, Michelle
· May 10, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · May 10, 2022
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 10, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 10, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · May 10, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7708: Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7708/
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"H.R. 7708: Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7708/.
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H.R. 7708, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7708/.
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