Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 5:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
Video
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 116-16 PDF XML
Showing the text of H.R. 2820 and H.R. 2821, as ordered reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.
(as introduced)
H. Rept. 116-98 PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 2820
H. Rept. 116-97 PDF
Report from the Committee on the Judiciary to accompany H.R. 2821
Hearing Documents
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-4 on Monday, June 3, 2019.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 415:
Agreed to by record vote of 219-203, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 228-192, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019.
MANAGERS: Shalala/Lesko
1. Closed rule.
2. Provides two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-16, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 2 | Sablan (MP) | Democrat | Revised Extends the transitional parole period and employment authorization for certain individuals in the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2020. | Revised |
| 2 | Version 1 | Davis, Susan (CA) | Democrat | Directs the Secretary to consider DACA recipients who have unintentionally crossed the border to be of the same status as they were before crossing for the purpose of parole. Also directs the Secretary to establish an administrative review procedure if parole is denied. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Prevents any alien who has made misrepresentations or falsely claimed citizenship from accessing the relief offered under this bill. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Adds conviction for driving under the influence (when such impaired driving was the cause of serious bodily injury or death of another person), or a second or subsequent conviction for driving under the influence, to the list of criminal offenses that would exclude an individual under this bill. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Carter, Buddy (GA) | Republican | Requires the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to submit a report to Congress on the Taxpayer Identification Number Perfection Program and how it could better identify illegal immigrants who are fraudulently using legal citizens' social security numbers. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Makes a DACA recipient ineligible to apply for a change in status to lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis if the recipient originally entered the United States from Mexico and is a national of a country other than Mexico. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Makes a DACA recipient or any alien who has temporary protected status ineligible for asylum unless the alien’s claims supporting a credible fear of persecution are more probably than not true; determines that being a DACA recipient or having temporary protected status does not constitute membership in a particular social group for purposes of applying for asylum. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | Diaz-Balart (FL) | Republican | Provides Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to certain Venezuelan nationals. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Balderson (OH) | Republican | Requires the Attorney General to certify that the bill will not increase the national deficit over the budget window in order for funds to be obligated by Treasury. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Lesko (AZ) | Republican | Adds membership in a criminal street gang as a factor to exclude individuals from the relief offered in this bill. | Submitted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Peterson (MN) | Democrat | Provides for children dependents of E-1, E-1, H-1b and L visa holders to apply for permanent residency. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY), Garcia, Jesús (IL), Cárdenas (CA) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Provides that a judgment that has been expunged or set aside, that resulted in a rehabilitative disposition, or the equivalent is not considered to be an adjudication for the purposes of this Act. | Considered as Adopted |
| 13 | Version 1 | Garcia, Jesús (IL), Pressley (MA) | Democrat | Strengthens the requirements for, and eliminate adjudicated delinquencies from, consideration in determining whether a subject demonstrates a public safety threat. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Garcia, Jesús (IL), Pressley (MA) | Democrat | Strikes all references to gang participation as a factor in determining deniability of protections in H.R. 6. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 90
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 6. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 91
Motion by Mr. Cole to provide that, on adoption of the rule, H.R. 6 is recommitted to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to add language authorizing resources for the security and humanitarian crisis at the border. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 92
Motion by Mr. Cole to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #8, offered by Rep. Diaz-Balart (FL), which provides Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to certain Venezuelan nationals. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
No Vote
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 93
Motion by Mr. Woodall to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #11, offered by Rep. Peterson (MN), which provides for children dependents of E-1, E-1, H-1b and L visa holders to apply for permanent residency. Defeated: 3–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
No Vote
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 94
Motion by Mr. Woodall to add a separate section for consideration of H.R. 586, the Fix the Immigration Loopholes Act, under an open rule. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 95
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to make in order amendment #6, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which makes a DACA recipient ineligible to apply for a change in status to lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis if the recipient originally entered the United States from Mexico and is a national of a country other than Mexico. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 96
Motion by Mr. Burgess to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to make in order amendment #7, offered by Rep. Burgess (TX), which makes a DACA recipient or any alien who has temporary protected status ineligible for asylum unless the alien’s claims supporting a credible fear of persecution are more probably than not true; determines that being a DACA recipient or having temporary protected status does not constitute membership in a particular social group for purposes of applying for asylum. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 97
Motion by Mrs. Lesko to amend the rule to H.R. 6 to make in order the following amendments: amendment #3, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which prevents any alien who has made misrepresentations or falsely claimed citizenship from accessing the relief offered under this bill; amendment #4, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which adds conviction for driving under the influence (when such impaired driving was the cause of serious bodily injury or death of another person), or a second or subsequent conviction for driving under the influence, to the list of criminal offenses that would exclude an individual under this bill; and amendment #10, offered by Rep. Lesko (AZ), which adds membership in a criminal street gang as a factor to exclude individuals from the relief offered in this bill. Defeated: 4–8
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay
Mr. Perlmutter
Nay
Mr. Raskin
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Morelle
Nay
Ms. Shalala
Nay
Mr. DeSaulnier
Nay
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mrs. Lesko
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 98
Motion by Ms. Shalala to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Hastings
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Perlmutter
Yea
Mr. Raskin
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Morelle
Yea
Ms. Shalala
Yea
Mr. DeSaulnier
Yea
Mr. McGovern, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mrs. Lesko
Nay