Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019
Latest action · Aug 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Progress
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- IntroducedAug 2, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019
This bill allows qualified alien taxpayers to obtain provisional immigrant status and establishes procedures for provisional immigrants to obtain permanent resident status.
An alien shall qualify if he or she has been assessed and paid taxes for each of the previous five years before applying for such status. The Department of Homeland Security may grant provisional immigrant status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons.
Provisional immigrants shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit.
Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for provisional immigrant status if they qualify.
Provisional immigrants may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including payment of federal taxes for the each of the previous three years. An alien may not hold provisional immigrant status for more than eight years.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Aug 2, 2019Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Aug 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 175 | Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 17, 2019 |
| HR 641 | Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 4, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2019Introduced in House
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