Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023
Latest action · Dec 5, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 13, 2023 to Jun 26, 2024; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Original | Nov 13, 2023 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Jan 11, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Mar 6, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Jun 3, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jun 26, 2024 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2023 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2023 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Nov 13, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2023Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5730 | Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | Nov 13, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 187, November 13, 2023, page H5730.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3280 | Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023 | Related bill | Nov 9, 2023 |
| HR 4137 | Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2023Introduced 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.
