Preamble. To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

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To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Ms. Roybal-Allard — Cosponsors: Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Luján, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs.

Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Soto, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms.

Castor of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crist, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms.

Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kind, Mrs.

Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr.

McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr.

Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Cuellar — Actions: March 12, 2019 — Ms.

Roybal-Allard (for herself, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Gallego, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Luján, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sires, Mr.

Soto, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vela, Ms. Adams, Mr. Allred, Ms. Bass, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.

Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crist, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Ms. Dean, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Delgado, Mrs. Demings, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms.

Haaland, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Hastings, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Heck, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr.

Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Malinowski, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McEachin, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms.

Norton, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Sherman, Mr.

Smith of Washington, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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