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Bill Sponsorship: H.R.4646/S.2540
Source: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to appoint or provide counsel at government expense to aliens in removal proceedings.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide an alien in removal proceedings with all relevant documents in its possession, unless the alien has knowingly waived the right to such documents. DOJ may appoint or provide counsel to aliens in any INA proceeding.DHS shall ensure that aliens have access to counsel inside all immigration detention and border facilities.DOJ shall appoint counsel, at government expense if necessary, for an unaccompanied alien child or a particularly vulnerable individual.DHS shall establish a pilot program to increase the court appearance rates of unaccompanied alien children and particularly vulnerable individuals by contracting with nongovernmental, community-based organizations to provide such aliens with case management services.
Also see the related Senate bill S.2540Updated with H.R.2043 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2017
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12.
Question 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Immigration
- Headline: Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported
(Score: 1)
Participating counts on AmericansElect question 4.
- Headline: Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported
(Answer: B)
- Headline 2: Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported
(Answer: B)
- AmericansElect Quiz Question 4 on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 16-HR4646 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Xavier Becerra |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Lois Capps |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Kathy Castor |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Apr 17, 2018 |
| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 6, 2018 |
| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Ruben Hinojosa |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Steny Hoyer |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Ruben Kihuen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Ron Kind |
s1o | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | Feb 26, 2016 |
| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Apr 26, 2017 |
| John Lewis |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Zoe Lofgren |
s2p | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Stephanie Murphy |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Jun 20, 2018 |
| Ed Perlmutter |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Pedro Pierluisi |
s1o | Puerto Rico Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Apr 26, 2017 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | May 15, 2018 |
| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Norma Torres |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Apr 13, 2016 |
Republicans
participating in 16-HR4646 |
Independents
participating in 16-HR4646 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
80
Republicans:
0
Independents:
0 |
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