House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act
Official title: To authorize the adjustment to lawful permanent resident status for certain permanent residents of Hong Kong who were granted Deferred Enforced Departure.
Sponsor: Rep. James McGovern D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 1, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10685.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGOVERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 156, October 1, 2026, Page H6020):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 1, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 61 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10685, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10685
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James McGovern.
- H.R. 1834 (119th) To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
- H.Res. 780 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
- H.Res. 887 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 5439 (119th) Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act
- H.Con.Res. 68 (119th) To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- H.Res. 317 (119th) Urging the United States to lead the world back from the brink of nuclear war and halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.