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Introduced
02/18/2021
02/18/2021
In Committee
04/28/2021
04/28/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act, aims to provide benefits and protections for non-citizen members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their family members. The key provisions of the bill include:
1. Requiring the identification of active duty military members, veterans, and their family members in immigration removal proceedings, and restricting their removal until recommendations are provided by a newly established Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee.
2. Mandating a study and report on deported non-citizen veterans, including details on their service and deportation grounds.
3. Creating a system to maintain information on potentially removable non-citizen veterans and ensuring their military service is considered in immigration proceedings.
4. Establishing a protocol and training program for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to identify non-citizen veterans.
5. Directing the creation of a Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on the exercise of prosecutorial discretion in removal cases involving military members, veterans, and their families.
6. Requiring the naturalization of non-citizen military members and their spouses and children as part of the military accessions process.
7. Establishing a program to admit or adjust the status of eligible deported veterans to lawful permanent residence.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (73)
Mark Takano (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Val Demings (D),
Lloyd Doggett (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Teresa Fernandez (D),
Bill Foster (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Tom Malinowski (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Grace Meng (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Joe Morelle (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Marie Newman (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Melanie Stansbury (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Dina Titus (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Norma Torres (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Marc Veasey (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Frederica Wilson (D),
Last Action
Subcommittee Hearings Held. (on 03/29/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1182/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1182/BILLS-117hr1182ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1182/BILLS-117hr1182ih.pdf.pdf |
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