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HR 5510 115th Congress House

Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide lawful permanent resident status to previously removed alien parents and spouses of citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2018 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Family relationshipsImmigration status and procedures
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 13, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to admit an otherwise inadmissible alien for lawful permanent residence if such person

  • is the spouse, parent, or guardian of a U.S. citizen;
  • has been a person of good moral character;
  • has been removed from the United States or is subject to removal;
  • is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds;
  • has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, or political opinion;
  • has not been convicted of federal or state crimes with a term of imprisonment of more than one year; and
  • in the case of an alien subject to removal, has been continuously present in the United States for four years.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 19
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 14, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 17, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 13, 2018
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Apr 13, 2018
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 13, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2018
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2018
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 13, 2018
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 13, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 13, 2018
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 13, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5510: Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5510/
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"H.R. 5510: Reentry and Reunification Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5510/.
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