# 117-hr-3513: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

117-hr-3513, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-3513
- Congress: 117
- Title: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-05-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 47
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021 This bill provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States or the International Security Assistance Force after October 6, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas since FY2015, shall be available beginning FY2021, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted.

## Cosponsors (47)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2021-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-3513 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3513)

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