Support congressional disapproval of the ICE/DHS rule establishing fixed admission periods and extension-of-stay procedures for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and foreign media representatives.

Sylvia R. Garcia · Texas · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support and cosponsor a Congressional Review Act joint resolution disapproving the ICE/DHS rule on fixed time periods of admission and extension-of-stay procedures for nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and foreign media representatives.. Promised outcome: The referenced ICE/DHS rule would have no force or effect if the resolution were enacted.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative for Texas's 29th District in the 119th Congress; H.J. Res. 215 introduced in the House on 2026-09-14.

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Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Mr. Raskin, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Foster, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Chu, Mr. Correa, Ms. Crockett, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Frost, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Mannion, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Ross, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Simon, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Escobar, Ms. McBride, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Amo, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Grijalva, and Mr. Carson) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Garcia was listed as a cosponsor of a joint resolution to disapprove an ICE/DHS rule on fixed admission periods and extension-of-stay procedures for certain nonimmigrants.

H.J. Res. 215 (IH) - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media". - BILLS-119hjres215ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Maxwell Frost (FL); Sylvia R. Garcia (TX); Val T. Hoyle (OR)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia as a cosponsor of H.J.Res. 215, the House CRA disapproval resolution targeting the ICE/DHS fixed-admission-period rule. This is concrete support/effort, but not enactment.

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H.J. Res. 215 (IH) - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media". - BILLS-119hjres215ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced resolution would disapprove the ICE/DHS rule and nullify it if enacted. The text confirms the measure matches the commitment, but it remains an attempt absent enactment.

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H.J. Res. 215 Introduced in House - GovInfo Bill Text
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Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows H.J.Res. 215 was referred to the House Judiciary Committee, indicating it had not completed House passage or enactment at introduction.

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H.J. Res. 215 (IH) - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media". - BILLS-119hjres215ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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This rule has been classified as a major rule subject to congressional review.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Federal Register confirms the DHS/ICE final rule was subject to congressional review, making a CRA disapproval resolution procedurally relevant.

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Federal Register :: Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
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seeks to postpone the effective date of the Final Rule

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A federal court order granted preliminary relief postponing the rule’s effective date. This temporarily blocks implementation, but it is not congressional disapproval enacted through H.J.Res. 215.

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Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration et al v. DHS - Filing 50
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-28 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The judged commitment is the action to support and cosponsor the CRA disapproval resolution, not a separate promise to secure enactment. Verified evidence lists Sylvia R. Garcia as a cosponsor of H.J. Res. 215, and the verified bill text confirms the resolution targets the rule and would make it have no force or effect if enacted. Her cosponsorship is a material contribution to the promised support action in the same congressional term.

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