WISE Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 12/17/2024
Actions
- 2024-12-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- 2023-09-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- 2023-08-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial 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.
- 2023-08-04Introduced in House
- 2023-08-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-08-04 (00)
Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2023 or the WISE Act of 2023
This bill expands eligibility for U nonimmigrant visas (victims of criminal activity) and addresses related issues.
Generally, U visas are for victims of specified crimes (e.g., rape, trafficking, or domestic violence) who assist with the investigation or prosecution of the crime. The bill adds hate crimes, child abuse, and elder abuse as crimes that may qualify a victim for a U visa.
Furthermore, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must provide work authorization to U visa applicants, whereas currently DHS may grant work authorization but is not required to do so.
The bill also eliminates the annual numerical cap on U visas.
The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain individuals, including U visa applicants and T visa (victims of human trafficking) applicants, shall not be detained while the application is pending.
Additionally, the bill provides immigration-related protections, such as by extending the admission period and providing work authorization, to the spouse or child of a nonimmigrant visa holder who subjected that spouse or child to battery or extreme cruelty.
Further, the bill prohibits, with some exceptions for exigent circumstances, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection from conducting immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a school, health care facility, place of worship, or other location specified in the bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Greg Casar (D-TX)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Detention of persons
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Evidence and witnesses
- Family relationships
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign labor
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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