Honor Their Service Act
Sponsored By: Representative Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced
Summary
Grants for immigration legal services for noncitizen veterans. This bill would create a new VA grant program to pay public or nonprofit legal providers to help noncitizen veterans facing removal, seeking naturalization, applying for parole, pursuing reentry, or upgrading discharges that block immigration relief.
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- Families and noncitizen veterans: Would fund legal help for veterans who are in removal proceedings, at risk of removal, or who have been removed. Services specifically listed include defense in removal, naturalization including military service routes, parole (including parole in place and humanitarian parole), reentry or repatriation help, and discharge upgrade assistance.
- Legal service providers and communities: Public and nonprofit entities with demonstrated capacity and financial support could apply for grants. The VA must consider rural communities, trust lands, and territories and promote access through virtual services.
- VA oversight and reporting: The VA Secretary would set grant criteria after consulting experienced organizations and must report to the relevant Congressional committees at least every two years on who was helped and on operational and cost-effectiveness.
*Would authorize $20.0 million in appropriations for fiscal years 2027 through 2030.*
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Immigration legal help for veterans
If enacted, the VA would create a grant program. It would pay public or nonprofit groups that help noncitizen veterans with immigration legal problems. You would be a noncitizen veteran if you are a veteran who is not a U.S. citizen or national and are in removal proceedings, at risk of removal, or have been removed. Grants would cover defense in removal cases, naturalization (including through military service), parole applications, lawful reentry or repatriation help, and discharge-upgrade requests tied to immigration relief. The bill would authorize $20 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2030, and grants would depend on future appropriations. The VA would set and publish grant rules within 180 days, require capable public or nonprofit applicants, consult experienced providers and veterans organizations, try to fund services in rural areas, trust lands, and territories, allow virtual services, and report every two years to congressional veterans committees.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
Sponsored 9/4/2026
Roll Call Votes
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