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Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

Introduced: May 15, 2019 Introduced by: Shaheen, Jeanne Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States since October 7, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas from FY2015 through FY2017, shall be available beginning FY2019, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted.

The Department of State Inspector General shall report to Congress on obstacles to protecting Afghan and Iraqi allies through special immigrant visa programs and recommendations for improving future programs.

What's happening now May 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2796 Related bill Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 15, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 15, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 15, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 15, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1474: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1474/
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"S. 1474: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1474/.
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S. 1474, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1474/.
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