Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act

Bill: 116-hr-2637
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-09
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Executive agency funding and structure

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from closing or consolidating any field office of the International Operations Division of the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unless it obtains the approval of specified congressional committees.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2019 Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. García of Illinois , and Miss Rice of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security from closing certain international field offices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Overseas Immigration Services Act . 2. International Operations Division The Secretary of Homeland Security may not close or consolidate any field office of the International Operations Division of the Refugee, Asylum, and International Operations Directorate of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services unless the Secretary obtains the approval of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.