# 116-hr-6034: Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020

116-hr-6034, Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6034
- Congress: 116
- Title: Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020 This bill defers the removal of qualified individuals to Laos for 72 months beginning from this bill's enactment. To qualify for deferral, an individual must (1) be born in Laos or the French colonial administration that preceded the present-day country of Laos, (2) have been ordered removed to Laos before this bill's enactment, and (3) have resided in the United States on or before January 1, 2011. An individual receiving deferral under this bill shall be authorized for employment.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6034 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6034)

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