,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,espaillat 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,garca of 
,illinois1 and ,miss ,rice of ,new      
,york7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prevent the ,secretary of ,homeland     
,security from closing certain          
international field offices1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,preserving    
,overseas ,immigration ,services ,act4  
#b4 ,international ,operations ,division
 ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 
may not close or consolidate any field  
office of the ,international ,operations
 ,division of the ,refugee1 ,asylum1 and

 ,international ,operations ,directorate
 of the ,united ,states ,citizenship and
 ,immigration ,services unless the      
,secretary obtains the approval of the  
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on the ,judiciary and the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4