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Introduced
10/28/2019
10/28/2019
In Committee
12/18/2019
12/18/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act, aims to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces. Key provisions include:
- Requiring the identification of members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members in removal proceedings, and limiting their removal until an advisory committee reviews their cases.
- Mandating a study and report on noncitizen veterans removed from the U.S. since 1990.
- Establishing a system to maintain information on potentially removable noncitizen veterans and share it across the Department of Homeland Security.
- Creating an Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) to identify noncitizen veterans and develop best practices for addressing their removal.
- Establishing a Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on prosecutorial discretion in removal cases involving members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families.
- Requiring a program for naturalization of noncitizen members of the Armed Forces and their spouses and children.
- Providing for the return and adjustment of status of eligible noncitizen veterans who were previously removed from the U.S.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (43)
Mark Takano (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Henry Cuellar (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Vicente Gonzalez (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Elissa Slotkin (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 12/18/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4890/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4890/BILLS-116hr4890ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4890/BILLS-116hr4890ih.pdf.pdf |
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