Recognizing America's Children Act
- Last Action
- 3/22/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- 2017-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
- 2017-03-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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.
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-09 (00)
Recognizing America's Children Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional nonimmigrant for an initial five-year period the status of, an alien who:
- was younger than 16 years old when he or she initially entered the United States and has been physically present in the United States since January 1, 2012;
- is a person of good moral character;
- is not inadmissible or deportable on specified grounds under the Immigration and Nationality Act;
- has not participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion;
- has not been convicted of certain offenses under federal or state law;
- is 18 years or older and has earned a high school diploma, general education development certificate, or high school equivalency diploma in the United States, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has a valid work authorization; and
- has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal unless the alien has remained in the United States under color of law after such order's issuance or received the order before attaining the age of 18.
An alien applying for relief under this bill shall: (1) register under the Military Selective Service Act if so required, (2) undergo a medical examination, (3) submit biometric and biographic data, and (4) complete security and law enforcement background checks.
DHS shall under specified circumstances terminate or extend the conditional nonimmigrant status of an alien who is at least 18 years old.
A conditional nonimmigrant may file an application to adjust his or her status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence during a specified period.
An alien who adjusts to permanent resident status may apply for naturalization upon compliance with all immigration law requirements.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
- Jeff Denham (R-CA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL)
- Mark Amodei (R-NV)
- David Valadao (R-CA)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- FRED UPTON (R-MI)
- David Reichert (R-WA)
- Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
- Daniel Donovan (R-NY)
- Scott Taylor (R-VA)
- John Faso (R-NY)
- Martha McSally (R-AZ)
- Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Tom Reed (R-NY)
- Leonard Lance (R-NJ)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Homeland Security
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign labor
- Government information and archives
- Higher education
- Immigration status and procedures
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military personnel and dependents
- User charges and fees
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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