# 116-hr-5207: End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019

116-hr-5207, End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5207
- Congress: 116
- Title: End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2019-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019 This bill revokes the Department of Homeland Security's statutory authority to return an alien to a contiguous country while removal proceedings are pending against that alien, if the alien arrived in the United States by land from that contiguous country.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7806: SOS Act
- 116-hr-7724: No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act
- 116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5207 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5207)

## Related
- [116-hr-8664: PPE for Safe Schools Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8664)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7806: SOS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7806)
- [116-hr-7724: No Funds for Apportionment Exclusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7724)
- [116-hr-7673: Represent America Abroad Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7673)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5207 (as of 2025-11-18).