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HR 8922 117th Congress House Immigration

Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022

Introduced: September 20, 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.
Sep 20, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022

This bill prohibits the detention or removal of certain nationals of Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos.

Specifically, this protection from detention or removal shall apply to nationals of these countries who (1) entered the United States on or before January 1, 2008, (2) have continuously resided in the United States since entry, and (3) are subject to a final order of removal.

Such individuals shall also receive employment authorization.

The Department of Homeland Security must notify each individual covered by this bill, as well as information and instructions on how to file a motion to reopen removal proceedings.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 20
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 18, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 30, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 20, 2022
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 20, 2022
Napolitano, Grace
· Sep 20, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8922: Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8922/
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"H.R. 8922: Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8922/.
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H.R. 8922, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8922/.
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