American Promise Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Velazquez
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Summary
American Promise Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit an alien who is in temporary protected status (TPS) or deferred enforced departure (DED) status to apply for legal permanent resident status if such alien: is eligible for permanent resident status, applies for adjustment within three years, was granted or was eligible for TPS or DED status on or before October 1, 2017, and has been continuously physically present in the U.S. for at least three years. (TPS designations permit eligible nationals of designated counties affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States. DED designations permit eligible nationals of presidentially-designated counties to be temporarily not subject to removal from the United States.) The bill: waives certain grounds of inadmissibility; authorizes the waiver of the continuous physical presence requirement if an alien's removal would cause extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, children, parents, or domestic partner; authorizes an alien who has applied for status adjustment to work; and authorizes an alien who has been ordered removed or granted voluntary departure to apply for status adjustment. An alien's spouse, parent, or unmarried child shall have his or her status adjusted to legal permanent resident if such person is eligible for status adjustment and applies within three years. Aliens from countries that no longer have valid TPS designation and aliens who no longer have valid DED status are not included in this bill unless such TSP or DED status expires on or after January 1, 2017.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Velazquez
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Torres (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 11/9/2017
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 11/13/2017
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 11/13/2017
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 11/14/2017
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2017
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2017
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2017
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 12/1/2017
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 12/4/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/4/2017
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2017
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/22/2017
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 1/9/2018
DeLauro
CT • D
Sponsored 1/9/2018
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Huffman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2018
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 2/20/2018
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/23/2018
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/7/2018
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2018
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2018
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/1/2018
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/8/2018
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Takano
CA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/6/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/13/2018
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/11/2018
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/11/2018
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2018
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 9/20/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/12/2018
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Jeffries
NY • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Correa
CA • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/27/2018
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/12/2018
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/10/2018
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/16/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 1/19/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/19/2018
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/5/2018
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/5/2018
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 2/8/2018
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
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