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S 4526 117th Congress Senate Immigration

Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act

Introduced: July 13, 2022 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jul 13, 2022
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Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act

This bill limits the deportability of certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces.

Certain grounds of deportability shall not apply to a qualifying non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is (1) the spouse, widow or widower, parent, child, or sibling of a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran; or (2) eligible for a Gold Star lapel button (for certain immediate relatives of a member of the Armed Forces who died while serving). A qualifying non-U.S. national is one who (1) has not have been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three misdemeanors; and (2) is not a threat to national security or public safety.

What's happening now July 13, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8704 Related bill Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4526: Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4526/
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"S. 4526: Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4526/.
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S. 4526, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4526/.
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