Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission Act of 2006

H.R. 5190 proposed the creation of a temporary federal body called the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Commission. This commission would have been tasked with conducting a thorough evaluation of how U.S. immigration policies impact family reunification, employment-based visas, refugee protections, and the diversity of origin countries for new arrivals.

The primary goal of the bill was to provide the President and Congress with a formal report of findings and recommendations to guide future legislative changes. For the average citizen, this bill represented an effort to use a nonpartisan, data-driven approach to address long-standing issues in the immigration system before passing new laws. The commission would have automatically disbanded 30 days after submitting its final report.