Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
Sponsored By: Representative Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
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Summary
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present. Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years. Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
CA • D
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Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
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Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
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Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
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Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/20/2022
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2022
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/26/2022
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/26/2022
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/28/2022
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 8/12/2022
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 8/26/2022
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 8/30/2022
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/2/2022
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]
GA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/21/2022
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/4/2022
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/21/2022
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2022
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/28/2022
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/7/2022
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/10/2022
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/14/2022
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/29/2022
Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/14/2022
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/22/2022
Roll Call Votes
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