# 117-hr-536: New Way Forward Act

117-hr-536, New Way Forward Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-536
- Congress: 117
- Title: New Way Forward Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 45
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

New Way Forward Act

## Cosponsors (45)

- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-536 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/536)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-4104: Vanessa Guillén Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-536 (as of 2026-10-15).