Group of Republican House Members Seek to
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May 9, 2018 - A group of
Republican House members is seeking to force debate on immigration
using a discharge petition. Speaker Paul Ryan opposes the effort,
but if the petition, introduced by U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL),
gets 218 signatures, the House would, under a resolution by U.S. Rep.
Jeff Denham (R-CA) (H.Res.
774), take up four bills addressing immigration and border
security: the Securing America’s Future Act (H.R.
4760, the Goodlatte bill), the DREAM Act (H.R.
3440, the Roybal-Allard bill), the USA Act (H.R.
4796, a bipartisan bill introduced by Hurd), and an immigration
bill of Speaker Paul Ryan’s choice. [press
release] |
Ed. note. Even if the discharge petition proves successful, the odds of legislative action on immigration is exceedingly remote given the debacle debate in the U.S. Senate earlier this year (+). |