WISE Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 8, 2022 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 8, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2022 or the WISE Act of 2022
This bill addresses immigration-related issues for victims of domestic violence and other crimes.
For example, the bill (1) extends the period of admission into the United States for certain spouses or children who derive their immigration status from an individual who is abusing the spouse or child; and (2) establishes a presumption that an individual with certain pending applications, such as for a visa for a victim of human trafficking or certain other crimes, should be released from immigration detention without conditions.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 8, 2022 to Dec 13, 2022; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Dec 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Dec 13, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Dec 13, 2022 |
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Dec 8, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 260 | Protecting Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Act | Related bill | Feb 4, 2021 |
| HR 5227 | LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WISE Act of 2022
- Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2022Introduced in House
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