,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,correa 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,bonamici1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1   
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4     
,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1  
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,ms4 ,brownley of         
,california1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4       
,sires1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of 
,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,speier1     
,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,wasserman         
,schultz1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,mr4  
,engel1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1   
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4  
,yarmuth1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4 ,beyer1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,rush1   
,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4       
,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,panetta1  
,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4  
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mrs4  

,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4       
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,brown of 
,maryland1 ,mr4 ,soto1 and ,mr4 ,gomez7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,attorney ,general to make grants to    
nonprofit organizations to offer legal  
assistance to certain aliens lawfully   
admitted for permanent residence1 ,,daca
 recipients1 and refugees1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,d,r,e,a,mers1      
,immigrants1 and ,refugees 7,d,i,re7    
,legal ,aid ,act4  #b4 ,grants for legal
 assistance  7a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #abj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall1 subject to the          
availability of appropriations1 make    
grants to nonprofit legal services      
providers with immigration law expertise
 to provide legal services and advice   
with respect to the immigration laws    
7and any executive branch orders1       

regulations1 rules1 memoranda1 or other 
guidance under such laws7 to aliens     
who--  7#a7 are present in the ,united  
,states2  7#b7 are described in         
subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 have been     
ordered removed1 are in removal         
proceedings1 or are at risk of being    
denied entry or admission into the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,aliens described 
,an alien is described in this          
subsection if--  7#a7 the alien is      
lawfully admitted to the ,united ,states
 for permanent residence2  7#b7 the     
alien received a grant of deferred      
action under the ,deferred ,action for  
,childhood ,arrivals program established
 pursuant to the memorandum of the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security dated 
,june #ae1 #bjab2 or  7#c7 the alien1 or
 the alien's spouse or parent1 has been 
admitted1 or has been determined to be  
qualified for admission1 as a refugee4  
7c7 ,dissemination of contact           
information ,the ,secretary of ,homeland
 ,security shall provide aliens         

described in subsection 7a7 with the    
contact information for providers       
receiving funds under this section and  
shall afford aliens in detention an     
opportunity to speak in person or by    
telephone to1 and arrange representation
 by1 such a provider4  7d7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated       
#e1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4   
#c4 ,study on disparities in outcomes   
for aliens in removal proceedings based 
on having legal representation ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
acting through the ,under ,secretary for
 ,science and ,technology1 shall carry  
out a study on the relative outcomes for
 individuals in removal proceedings who 
have legal representation as compared to
 individuals who lack legal             
representation and shall submit to the  
,congress recommendations for correcting
 any disparities in outcomes found      

through such study4