Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
- Last Action
- 7/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-07-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3761-3762)
- 2023-07-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-27 (00)
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present.
Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years.
Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.
Cosponsors (10)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Richard Durbin (D-IL)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
- Laphonza Butler (D-CA)
Subjects
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
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