# 117-hr-8704: Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act

117-hr-8704, Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8704
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-08-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Immigrant Gold Star and Military Families Act This bill limits the deportability of certain relatives of current and former members of the Armed Forces. Certain grounds of deportability shall not apply to a qualifying non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is (1) the spouse, widow or widower, parent, child, or sibling of a member of the Armed Forces or a veteran; or (2) eligible for a Gold Star lapel button (for certain immediate relatives of a member of the Armed Forces who died while serving). A qualifying non-U.S. national is one who (1) has not have been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three misdemeanors; and (2) is not a threat to national security or public safety.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8704 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8704)

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