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HR 4291 105th Congress House

VAWA Restoration Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate, for alien battered spouses and children, certain restrictions rendering them ineligible to apply for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate, for alien battered spouses and children, certain restrictions rendering them ineligible to apply for adjustment of status, suspension of deportation, and cancellation of removal, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 21, 1998 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative procedureAliensChild abuseCrime and Law Enforcement
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Department of JusticeDeportationFamiliesFamily violenceGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawLimitation of actionsVisasWife abuseWomen
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 21, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 21, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 28, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VAWA Restoration Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify procedures and provide special rules for battered spouses and children with respect to: (1) adjustment of status; and (2) removal and deportation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 8, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 8, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 1998
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 6, 1998
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Aug 6, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 21, 1998
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 21, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 21, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4291: VAWA Restoration Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/
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"H.R. 4291: VAWA Restoration Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/.
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H.R. 4291, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4291/.
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