US Congress House Bill 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-15	House	Introduced in House

HB1871 (Related) 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/557/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr557/BILLS-116hr557ih.pdf