# 117-hr-4331: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021

117-hr-4331, America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4331
- Congress: 117
- Title: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-07-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

America's Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 or the America's CHILDREN Act of 2021 This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to certain college graduates who entered the United States as children and addresses other immigration-related issues. Specifically, this bill allows an alien to apply for lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) was lawfully admitted into the United States as a dependent child of an alien on a temporary worker visa, (2) was in the United States with such status for at least four years, (3) has graduated from an institution of higher education in the United States, and (4) is not deportable or otherwise inadmissible. In addition, the alien must have been lawfully present in the United States for at least 10 years at the time of the application. The bill also modifies various provisions related to the calculation of an alien's age for immigration purposes and the priority date of certain immigration-related applications.

## Cosponsors (44)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2021-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2021-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2021-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2022-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2022-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2022-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4331 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4331)

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