# 119-hr-2851: WISE Act 119-hr-2851, WISE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2851 - As of: 2026-04-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-2851 - Congress: 119 - Title: WISE Act - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2025-04-10 - Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA) - Cosponsors: 43 - Policy area: Immigration - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-04-21 ## Summary **Removing barriers to immigration status for noncitizen survivors** is the bill's central goal. It would expand protections and paths to work authorization for crime and trafficking survivors, reform U visas including eliminating the annual cap, tighten privacy around victim data, and restrict immigration enforcement near hospitals, schools, and other sensitive locations. - Survivors and families: Would broaden U-visa eligibility to add civil violations and new qualifying crimes such as hate crimes, child abuse, and elder abuse. It would strike the U-visa numerical cap, offer parole while petitions are pending, and accelerate work authorization with an additional authorization available within 180 days of filing. - Children, SIJs, and abused derivatives: Would create an abused-derivative relief category that allows admission for at least as long as the principal or at least three years, grants work authorization, and authorizes adjustment to permanent residence under specified humanitarian conditions. It would also remove per-country caps for special immigrant children and allow motions to reopen SIJ cases. - Enforcement, privacy, and oversight: Would create a presumption of release from detention for many applicants unless clear and convincing evidence supports detention. It would bar enforcement at protected areas within 1,000 feet of places like hospitals and schools except for exigent circumstances and required approvals. It would tighten information-access rules by raising data-protection thresholds from 5,000 to 10,000 and require annual training and detailed agency reporting. ## Cosponsors (43) - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Broader waivers for survivor cases: benefit, high. If enacted, spouses and children of J‑1 visitors, T or U recipients, VAWA self‑petitioners, and SIJ youth could be exempt from the two‑year home rule. Waivers could be granted for humanitarian reasons, family unity, or the public interest. VAWA self‑petitioners would be shielded from some false‑cla… - Easier U visas and faster work permits: benefit, high. If enacted, the yearly cap on U visas would be removed. More crimes and related civil violations would count, including hate crimes, child abuse, and elder abuse. U petitions would be filed with DHS, and DHS could parole petitioners and qualifying family abroad while cases are pending. People who f… - Fewer detentions for survivor applicants: benefit, high. If enacted, people with pending or approved T, U, SIJ, VAWA, or related cases would be presumed released from detention. DHS would need clear and convincing evidence to keep someone detained, and a pending or dismissed charge could not be the only reason. Removal under reinstatement would be blocke… - New help for abused visa dependents: benefit, high. If enacted, spouses or children who came on a dependent visa and were abused by the principal would get new protections. They would get work permits. Their stay could be extended to the longer of the principal’s initial term or three years. They could apply for a green card if not inadmissible, or… - Stronger protections for immigrant children: benefit, high. If enacted, Special Immigrant Juveniles would get visas from worldwide numbers and not face per‑country caps. They could file motions to reopen at any time to apply for a green card, and filing would pause removal while the case is decided. A child who was under 21 when a parent applied would keep… - Protected zones and privacy for survivors: benefit, high. If enacted, immigration enforcement would generally be barred within 1,000 feet of hospitals, schools, shelters, and similar places unless there is an emergency and prior approval. Information from T, U, SIJ, VAWA, and related cases could be used only for deciding the case or limited enforcement. A… - Higher data threshold, fewer privacy rules: cost, low. If enacted, the cutoff would rise from 5,000 records to 10,000. Fewer datasets would get those protections. People in 5,000–10,000 record groups would lose this safeguard. ## Related bills - 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act - 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act - 119-hr-15: Equality Act - 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 - 119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025 - 119-hr-2763: American Family Act ## Sources - [119-hr-2851 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2851) ## Related - [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973) - [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51) - [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15) - [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589) - [119-hr-12: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-12) - [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2851 (as of 2026-04-21).