Acted Negatively for Support Great Solutions

Acted Negatively for Reduce Chain Migration

Acted Negatively for Reduce Visa Lottery

Acted Negatively for Reduce Unnecessary Worker Visas

Acted Negatively for Refugees & Asylees

Acted Negatively for Reduce Amnesty Enticements

Acted Negatively for Limit Birthright Citizenship

Acted Negatively for Reduce Illegal Immigration Rewards

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Border Security

Acted Negatively for Strengthen Interior Enforcement

2021: Sponsored H.R. 198, the Baseball Diplomacy Act, to increase visas for minor league baseball players Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 198, introduced by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). The legislation would allow H-2B visas to be used to admit Cuban-born minor league baseball players.

2021: Sponsored H.Res. 670 Rep. McGovern sponsored H.Res. 670 introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas). The resolution would condemn and denounce the Border Patrol agents who confronted illegal border crossers on horseback.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4382, the Repatriate Our Patriots Act, to award citizenship to all aliens serving in the military Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 4382, the Repatriate Our Patriots Act, introduced by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas). The legislation would fast-track all aliens serving in the military to citizenship and repatriate deported veterans.

2021: Spomnsored H.Res. 438 Rep. McGovern sponsored H.Res. 438 introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). The resolution calls for comprehensive immigration reform to include: 1) demilitarizing both interior and border security efforts, 2) repealing mandatory detentions, 3) ensure timely access to legal documentation and residency, and 4) making public welfare programs available to all aliens, regardless of status.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4137 to repatriate deported veterans Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 4137, the Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.). The legislation would allow for deported veterans to return to the U.S., rescind their removal orders, pull them from removal proceedings, and issue them green cards. It would also prohibit the deportation of noncitizen veterans, regardless of their criminal history.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 1333, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, introduced by Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.). The legislation would bar the President from his/her USC 1182(f) authority to block classes of foreign national from entering the United States if it would risk public safety or national security.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 7946 to block the removal of noncitizen service members Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.). The legislation would block the removal of noncitizen service members, veterans, and their family members. In most cases, the only time a service member or veteran is deported is because they were convicted of a heinous crime.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 163, the Protect Patriot Spouses Act, to grant amnesty to military spouses Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 163, introduced by Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.). The legislation would grant amnesty to illegal alien spouses of members of the armed services. The legislation would also cover individuals who were previously deported.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. McGovern voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. McGovern voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to increase guest workers Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would expand the unlimited agricultural guest worker program to include jobs in dairy, meat processing, fish canneries, and more.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 9474 to expand the U visa Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 9474 introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would add civil violations to U visa eligibility -- the visa for victims or witnesses of crime. It also removes the cap on U visas.

2021: Sponsored H.Res. 505 Rep. McGovern sponsored H.Res. 505 introduced by Rep. William Keating (D-Mass.). The resolution calls for increasing the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa cap by 8,000.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. McGovern voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2022: Voted in favor of H.R. 2471 to increase H-2B and EB-5 visas Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, introduced by Rep. Hakeem Jefferies (D-N.Y.). The legislation authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to double the number of H-2B low-skill, non-agricultural visas for FY2022. Further, the legislation reauthorizes the EB-5 investor visa program. The legislation was signed into law.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 8685 to grant amnesty to Afghan evacuees Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 8685, the Afghan Adjustment Act, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 75,000 Afghan evacuees and their family members who were paroled into the United States and arent eligible for other programs offered for translators and others who assisted U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3800 to expand refugee and asylum numbers Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 3800, the GLOBE Act, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.). The legislation would qualify sexual orientation or gender identity under the social groups provision of refugee/asylum law. This change would immediately qualify an estimated 640 million foreign citizens for refugee or asylum status in the U.S.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 6693, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 6693, the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine). The legislation would allow employment authorization documents to be provided to all non-detained asylum seeker after 30 days of claiming asylum.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4736 to increase the number of Afghan refugees Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 4736, the Improving Access for Afghan Refugees Act, introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.). The legislation would extend priority 2 refugee status to approximately 75,000 Afghan refugees who were employed by the U.S. government or a U.S. affiliated NGO.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3513, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, to increase refugee admissions Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 3513, the Afghan Allies Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). The legislation would set aside an additional 4,000 visas for refugees from Afghanistan.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3985 to increase refugee resettlement Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 3985, the Allies Act, introduced by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). The legislation would reduce the threshold to participate in the Afghan SIV program, significantly increase the eligible pool beyond those who participated in sensitive and trusted activities, and increase the principle alien cap by 8,000.

2021: Sponsored. H.R. 2237, the GRACE Act, to increase refugee admissions Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 2237, the GRACE Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would establish a new floor for refugee admissions at 125,000 per year.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2826 to increase refugee admissions Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 2826 introduced by Rep. Nadia Velazquez (D-NY). The legislation would require the U.S. to admit a minimum of 50,000 climate refugees each year.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 3985 to increase refugee resettlement Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 3985, the Allies Act, introduced by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.). The legislation would reduce the threshold to participate in the Afghan SIV program, significantly increase the eligible pool beyond those who participated in sensitive and trusted activities, and increase the principle alien cap by 8,000.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 2.9 million illegal aliens who claim to have entered the country under the age of 19 and to another 320,000 illegal aliens who have been granted Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure. The bill contains no immigration offsets or enforcement provisions to deter future illegal immigration.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to more than 1 million illegal farm workers, allowing them to apply for permanent status upon working a certain number of hours in agriculture in future years.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2766, the Families Belong Together Act, to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 2766, the Families Belong Together Act, introduced by Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). The legislation would provide humanitarian parole and a path to citizenship to parents and children who were separated during Pres. Trumps tenure.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 6095 to extend TPS to Lebanon Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 6095, the Lebanon TPS Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.). The legislation would grant Temporary Protected Status and work permits to Lebanese nationals in the United States, regardless of their immigration status.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 4276 to grant amnesty to Hong Kongers Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 4276, the Hong Kong Peoples Freedom and Choice Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.). The legislation would grant a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) amnesty to illegal aliens residing in the United States from Hong Kong.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 8433 to create a registry amnesty Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 8433 introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Texas). The legislation would require any illegal aliens who has been in the U.S. continuously for 7 years to be eligible for a green card.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 7708 to grant amnesty to illegal-alien Vietnamese in the U.S. Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 7708, the Honor Our Commitment Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-Calif.). The legislation would prohibit the detention and removal of approximately 9,000 Vietnamese illegal-aliens who currently reside in the United States.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would grant amnesty to approximately 2.9 million illegal aliens who claim to have entered the country under the age of 19 and to another 320,000 illegal aliens who have been granted Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure. The bill contains no immigration offsets or enforcement provisions to deter future illegal immigration.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2920, the American Families United Act, to grant amnesty to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 2920, the American Families United Act, introduced by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas). The legislation would grant an amnesty with a path to citizenship to illegal-alien family members of U.S. citizens. According to Pew, this would result in amnesty for approximately 3,844,000 illegal aliens.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 161 to grant TPS to Venezuelan nationals Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 161, introduced by Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.). The legislation would grant a temporary amnesty, in the form of temporary protected status, to approximately 130,000 illegal aliens from Venezuela.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. McGovern voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 3149 to extend federal healthcare assistance to illegal aliens Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 3149, the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would extend federal healthcare assistance, including Medicare, CHIP, and Obamacare exchange subsidies to illegal aliens. It would also remove the illegally present provision from the Affordable Care Act, allowing illegal aliens full access.

2021: Voted in favor of H.R. 5376 to grant amnesty to illegal aliens and issue additional green cards Rep. McGovern voted against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act. The legislation would grant work permits and legal status, called parole, to an estimated 7.9 million illegal aliens. Further, the bill would add an additional 1 million green cards above annual numerical limits.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 3993 to prohibit detention of some illegal-alien women Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 3993, the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act, sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas). The legislation would prevent the detention of pregnant and postpartum women who cross the border illegally.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to weaken interior enforcement Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement for any illegal alien who could be eligible for the amnesty, regardless of whether the alien has applied or meets the qualifications. Further, it would block ICE access to amnesty applications that are denied.

2021: Voted in Favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, to weaken interior enforcement Rep. McGovern voted in favor of H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement efforts against any illegal alien who could qualify for the amnesties regardless if the alien has applied or not.

2022: Sponsored H.R. 8349 to limit family separation Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 8349, the Childrens Safe Welcome Act of 2022, introduced by Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.). The legislation would strictly limit family separation for aliens while in either DHS or HHS custody. The legislation would also ban family detention centers and reinforce the Flores Settlement Agreement that limits the amount of time that DHS can detain children.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 5518 to authorize virtual naturalization ceremonies Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 5518, the Virtual Naturalization Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas). The legislation would allow for virtual naturalizations, which could lead to fraud because immigrants will no longer have a place to turn in their green cards.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2222 to ban detention for illegal aliens Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 2222, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would make it the sense of Congress that detention, even for a short period of time, inflicts severe, irreparable harm on children and should be avoided.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act to weaken interior enforcement Rep. McGovern cosponsored H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.). The legislation would halt enforcement for any illegal alien who could be eligible for the amnesty, regardless of whether the alien has applied or meets the qualifications. Further, it would block ICE access to amnesty applications that are denied.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 2925 to defund ICE detention centers Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 2925, the Freedom for Families Act, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.). The legislation would cut off funds for family detention or residential centers and moves the funds into alternatives to detention.

2021: Sponsored H.R. 5517 to weaken interior enforcement Rep. McGovern sponsored H.R. 5517, the Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act, introduced by Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.). The legislation would redefine a conviction to exclude all determinations except a final order of guilt from a judge. Further, the term of imprisonment is limited to incarcerations ordered by a court.