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HR 1871 116th Congress House

Protect Patriot Parents Act

Official title: To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status.

Introduced: November 30, 2020 Introduced by: Carbajal, Salud O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Immigration status and proceduresMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesVisas and passports
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Patriot Parents Act

This bill makes certain aliens who are parents of a veteran eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status.

An eligible alien shall be an individual who is a parent 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 parent ineligible for permanent residence status under this 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 557 Related bill Protect Patriot Spouses Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 30, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Nov 30, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Nov 30, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 5, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1871: Protect Patriot Parents Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1871/
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"H.R. 1871: Protect Patriot Parents Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1871/.
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H.R. 1871, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1871/.
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