House Panel Backs Legal Path for Some Undocumented Immigrants

  • Measure aimed at inclusion in broader tax and spending plan
  • Senate has yet to determine whether provision can be included

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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The House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to provide legal status to as many as 8 million undocumented immigrants, which Democrats intend to include in their massive tax and spending plan.

The panel approved the measure late Monday night, 25-19, after hours of debate and failed amendments from Republican members of the committee.