S 1703 115th Congress Senate Immigration Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Immigration status and procedures Veterans' medical care

HOPE Act

Introduced: August 2, 2017 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 2, 2017

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Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who: (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States.

Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.

What's happening now August 2, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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