# 116-hr-7508: To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes.

116-hr-7508, To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO); status Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7508
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for maintaining the projected FY2020 and FY2021 levels of operations for immigration adjudication and naturalization services, including maintaining current staffing levels and current contracts at full performance. The bill designates the appropriations as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. The bill also requires USCIS to add a 10% surcharge to premium processing fees for employment-based petitions and applications until the additional fees collected equal the amount of supplemental appropriations provided by this bill.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7508 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7508)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
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