# 115-hr-5593: Protect Patriot Spouses Act

115-hr-5593, Protect Patriot Spouses Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5593
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protect Patriot Spouses Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2018-04-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Patriot Spouses Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to consider certain nonimmigrant aliens who are or were the spouses of U.S. citizen service members or honorably discharged veterans as having been inspected and admitted to the United States without regard to illegal entry, illegal presence, or document grounds of inadmissibility for purposes of adjustment to permanent resident status. (Currently, aliens under such grounds of inadmissibility are not considered to have been inspected and admitted and may not pursue citizenship without first departing the United States.)

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2018-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3591: American Hope Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-5593 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5593)

## Related
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3591: American Hope Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3591)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5593 (as of 2025-11-18).