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H.Res. 708 · 114th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States…

Full title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 27, 2016

Supports immigration legislation that:

  • acknowledges that immigrants and their families have inherent dignity and are deserving of human rights;
  • restores immigration system fairness by updating the definition of "aggravated felony";
  • restores discretion to immigration judges to waive grounds of inadmissibility and deportability based on family and community equities, humanitarian considerations, other individualized circumstances, or because it is in the public interest;
  • restores judicial review of case decisions to protect due process;
  • eliminates mandatory detention and prolonged detention for immigrants and preserves the Department of Homeland Security's authority to exercise detention discretion;
  • repeals programs that permit local law authorities to enforce federal immigration laws; and
  • repeals the 3-year, 10-year, and permanent bars and other unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the immigration policies of the United States should reduce automatic removal and detention, restore due process for immigrants, and repeal unnecessary barriers to legal immigration.

Latest action (May 17, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 27, 2016

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.