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HR 3513 117th Congress House

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

Official title: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 4,000 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

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 or the International Security Assistance Force after October 6, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas since FY2015, shall be available beginning FY2021, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 24 Republican 5
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 15, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · May 24, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 13, 2022
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 11, 2022
McKinley, David
· Aug 23, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2021
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 29, 2021
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 23, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jun 15, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jun 11, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jun 8, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · May 28, 2021
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 25, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · May 25, 2021
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · May 25, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 25, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 25, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 25, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 25, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 25, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 25, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· May 25, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 25, 2021
Malinowski, Tom
· May 25, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 25, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2021
Meijer, Peter
· May 25, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 25, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· May 25, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 25, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 25, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 25, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· May 25, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 25, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · May 25, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 25, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3513: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3513/
MLA
"H.R. 3513: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3513/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3513, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3513/.
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