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HR8971Referred to Committee

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-21
Introduced
12
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Adelita S. Grijalva
Adelita S. Grijalva
Democrat · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 96.3% (271 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/G000606

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (12)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Al Green (D-TX-9)Original· 2026-05-21
  • André Carson (D-IN-7)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2026-05-21
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)Original· 2026-05-21
  • John B. Larson (D-CT-1)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2026-05-21
  • LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)Original· 2026-05-21
  • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8)Original· 2026-05-21

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2026-05-21

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Armed ServicesReferred To · 2026-05-21
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-05-21
  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-05-21

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would create a special visa program allowing military veterans who were deported from the United States to return and become permanent residents. This would affect former service members who lost their immigration status and were removed from the country, giving them a pathway to come back and live legally in the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security would be responsible for setting up and managing this new visa category.

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