To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1471
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Foreign aid and international relief

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to Congress a list of each country that it determines denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after DHS asks whether the government will accept the alien ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) the President to suspend assistance to each country on such list.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1471 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2017 Mr. Grothman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Suspension of assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed (a) In general The President shall suspend the provision of assistance under any provision of law with respect to each country on the list required by subsection (b). (b) List of countries Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a list of each country that the Secretary determines denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after the Secretary asks whether the government will accept the alien under section 241 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1251 ).