# 119-hr-4696: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

119-hr-4696, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4696
- Congress: 119
- Title: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 75
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Creates a 7-year presence requirement for registry eligibility.** It would amend Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to relabel the provision for "long-term residents", require applicants to have entered the United States at least seven years before applying, and preserve Section 249 as the statutory basis for registry, with the amendment taking effect 60 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (75)

- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-10-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rivas, Luz M. [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2026-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Apply for status after 7 years: benefit, high. This bill would let long‑term noncitizens apply for registry status if they entered the U.S. at least 7 years before they apply. It would replace the old cutoff that only allowed people who arrived before January 1, 1972 to apply. If enacted, the change would start 60 days after enactment. It would…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4696 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4696)

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- [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-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4696 (as of 2026-10-24).