119th Congress · House bill · Last action Feb 4, 2025
H.R. 944In CommitteeImmigration
Democrats propose expanded legal representation access for detained immigrants
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila (D-WA)73 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 4, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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All 30 cosponsors
30 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (30)
Ansari, YassaminAZ-03
Bonamici, SuzanneOR-01
Casar, GregTX-35
Casten, SeanIL-06
Chu, JudyCA-28
Clarke, Yvette D.NY-09
Crockett, JasmineTX-30
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
DeGette, DianaCO-01
Espaillat, AdrianoNY-13
Garcia, Sylvia R.TX-29
Grijalva, Raúl M.AZ-07
Khanna, RoCA-17
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Lee, Summer L.PA-12
Lieu, TedCA-36
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
McGovern, James P.MA-02
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Meng, GraceNY-06
Moore, GwenWI-04
Nadler, JerroldNY-12
Pocan, MarkWI-02
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