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H.R. 1259: REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

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H.R. 1259: REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-23 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

Plain summary

Return Excessive Migrants and Asylees to International Neighbors in Mexico Act of 2021 or the REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols as outlined in the January 25, 2019, memo titled Policy Guidance for Implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols . (The protocols generally required aliens who are not clearly admissible, including those seeking asylum, arriving by land along the U.S.-Mexico border to be returned to Mexico while their immigration proceedings are pending, rather than remain in the United States. On January 21, 2021, DHS stopped applying the protocols to newly-arrived individuals.)

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rosendale Sr., Matthew M. [R-MT-At Large] · 101 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Andy Harris (R-MD), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Chip Roy (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ted Budd (R-NC), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Roger Williams (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) and 41 more.

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Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1259 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117