# 116-hr-4890: Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act

116-hr-4890, Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4890
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2019-10-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 42
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act This bill modifies immigration and naturalization procedures for noncitizens who are members or veterans of the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill requires interagency coordination to (1) identify such individuals who are the subject of immigration removal proceedings or who have already been removed; and (2) naturalize them as citizens or otherwise change their status, as appropriate.

## Cosponsors (42)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2019-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4890 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4890)

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