Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is a national of El Salvador in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien:
- is eligible for permanent resident status,
- applies for adjustment within three years,
- was granted or was eligible for TPS status, and
- has been continuously physically present in the United States for at least three years.
(TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States.)
The bill:
- waives certain grounds of inadmissibility;
- authorizes the waiver of the continuous physical presence requirement if an alien's removal would cause extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner;
- authorizes an alien who has applied for status adjustment to work; and
- authorizes an alien who has been ordered removed or granted voluntary departure to apply for status adjustment.
An alien's spouse, parent, or unmarried child shall have his or her status adjusted to legal permanent resident if such person is eligible for status adjustment and applies within three years.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 6, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Feb 6, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E145)
- Feb 6, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E145 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 6, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 23, February 6, 2018, page H902.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4253 | American Promise Act of 2017 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for adjustment of status for aliens who are nationals of El Salvador and were granted or eligible for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keeping Salvadoran Families Together Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
