Preamble. To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

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To provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Garcia — Cosponsors: Ms. Chu, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Polis, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Israel, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Speier, Ms. Titus, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. O’Rourke, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Gallego, Ms.

Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Himes, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Takano, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Foster, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Sires, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms.

Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Ms. Esty, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Honda, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms.

McCollum, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Meeks, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Farr, Mr. Costa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms.

Bonamici, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Grayson — Actions: October 2, 2013 — Mr. Garcia (for himself, Ms. Chu, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Polis, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Israel, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Speier, Ms. Titus, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. O’Rourke, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.

Peters of California, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Himes, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Takano, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, Mr. Foster, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr.

Sablan, Mr. Sires, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Maffei, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Ms. Esty, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Honda, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms.

Eshoo, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Moore, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Meeks, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Clay, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Ms. Velázquez, Mr.

Farr, Mr. Costa, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Grayson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Ways and Means, Armed Services, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, Oversight and Government Reform, the Budget, Science, Space, and Technology, Financial Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned