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US HR4331
US HR4331America’s Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021
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Introduced
07/01/2021
07/01/2021
In Committee
11/01/2022
11/01/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college grad- uates who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the America's Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 or the America's CHILDREN Act of 2021, proposes to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize lawful permanent resident status for certain college graduates who entered the United States as children. The key provisions include: (1) establishing requirements for aliens to obtain permanent resident status, such as being in the U.S. for at least 10 years and graduating from a U.S. institution of higher education; (2) allowing aliens entitled to this classification to file a petition with the Secretary of Homeland Security; (3) implementing age-out protections for immigrants and nonimmigrants, allowing them to retain derivative status and seek employment authorization; and (4) amending priority date retention rules to benefit principal and derivative beneficiaries.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (45)
Deborah Ross (D)*,
Mark Amodei (R),
Cindy Axne (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Don Beyer (D),
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D),
André Carson (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Jason Crow (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Val Demings (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Michael Doyle (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Bill Foster (D),
Chuy García (D),
Carlos Giménez (R),
Ashley Hinson (R),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Young Kim (R),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Peter Meijer (R),
Dan Meuser (R),
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R),
Joe Neguse (D),
Ed Perlmutter (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
John Rutherford (R),
María Salazar (R),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Greg Stanton (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 11/01/2022)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4331/all-info | 07/02/2021 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4331/BILLS-117hr4331ih.pdf | 07/30/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr4331/BILLS-117hr4331ih.pdf.pdf | 07/30/2021 |
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