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Introduced Session

A bill to designate Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected status under such section. This bill addresses the migration of Venezuelan nationals by permitting them to qualify for temporary protected status, which prevents their removal from the United States and allows them to obtain employment and travel authorization. The bill also directs the Department of State to provide assistance to the migration systems of nations surrounding Venezuela to provide migration services and asylum to eligible Venezuelan citizens.

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Bob Menendez (D)*,  Richard Blumenthal (D),  Cory Booker (D),  Sherrod Brown (D),  Ben Cardin (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Catherine Cortez Masto (D),  Dick Durbin (D),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D),  Kamala Harris (D),  Amy Klobuchar (D),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Chris Murphy (D),  Marco Rubio (R),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Chuck Schumer (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Mark Warner (D),  Elizabeth Warren (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 02/28/2019)

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