American Promise Act of 2017
Sponsored By: Representative Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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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
Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Cosponsors
JOSEPH CROWLEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
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
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
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
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/6/2017
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/9/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/13/2017
JOHN CONYERS
MI • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
JOSE SERRANO
NY • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
ELIJAH CUMMINGS
MD • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
CAROLYN MALONEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2017
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/13/2017
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 11/14/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/16/2017
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
LUIS GUTIERREZ
IL • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
NITA LOWEY
NY • D
Sponsored 11/21/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
MICHAEL CAPUANO
MA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
LOUISE SLAUGHTER
NY • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD
CA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2017
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
MA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2017
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 12/1/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 12/4/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/4/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
GENE GREEN
TX • D
Sponsored 12/6/2017
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/11/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 12/18/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/22/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 1/8/2018
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/9/2018
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
CT • D
Sponsored 1/9/2018
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/28/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2018
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
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
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/13/2018
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 3/26/2018
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/10/2018
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
DAVID PRICE
NC • D
Sponsored 5/1/2018
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/8/2018
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/6/2018
EDDIE JOHNSON
TX • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/13/2018
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/11/2018
SANDER LEVIN
MI • D
Sponsored 7/11/2018
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/17/2018
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/31/2018
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
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
WM. CLAY
MO • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
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
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
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
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 12/19/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 1/10/2018
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
ELIOT ENGEL
NY • D
Sponsored 1/11/2018
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 1/12/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/16/2018
ALCEE HASTINGS
FL • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
MN • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/18/2018
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
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
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
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
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/6/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2018
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/8/2018
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 2/14/2018
Roll Call Votes
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