Protect Patriot Spouses Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedJan 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Patriot Spouses Act
This bill makes certain alien military spouses eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status.
An eligible alien shall be an individual who is or was a spouse of a U.S. citizen who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions.
Certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not make such an alien spouse ineligible for permanent residence status under the bill. The Department of Homeland Security may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2019 to Sep 11, 2020, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jan 15, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jan 22, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jan 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jan 31, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Aug 6, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Nov 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1871 | Protect Patriot Parents Act | Related bill | May 3, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2019Introduced in House
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