# 117-hr-8629: Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022

117-hr-8629, Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8629
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-07-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect Afghan Students Act of 2022 This bill removes the residency requirements to be eligible for a student visa (F visa) for certain individuals who last habitually resided in Afghanistan.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8629 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8629)

## Related
- [117-hr-6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6833)
- [117-hr-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4693)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8629 (as of 2025-11-18).