HOPE Act
Latest action · Apr 4, 2019 Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedApr 4, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States.
Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2019 to Jun 12, 2019, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 4, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 12, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 4, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 4, 2019Introduced in Senate
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