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HR 557 116th Congress House Immigration Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Visas and passports

Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Introduced: January 15, 2019 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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Protect Patriot Spouses Act

This bill 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.


What's happening now February 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1871 Related bill Protect Patriot Parents Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 12
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Sep 11, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Sep 11, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Sep 11, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 6, 2019
Cárdenas, Tony
· Feb 26, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jan 31, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jan 25, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 24, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jan 22, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Jan 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 557: Protect Patriot Spouses Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-557/
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"H.R. 557: Protect Patriot Spouses Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-557/.
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H.R. 557, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-557/.
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