HR 5145 United States House · 118th Congress

WISE Act of 2023

The WISE Act of 2023 aims to remove barriers for immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes who are eligible for protections under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Key provisions include reforming U visa eligibility to include civil violations related to abuse, eliminating annual U visa caps, and automatically granting work authorization to applicants within 180 days of filing. The bill also prohibits detention of these survivors while their applications are pending and expands protections for battered spouses, children, and abused derivative aliens seeking immigration relief. This directly affects non-citizen victims of violence who are navigating complex immigration processes to remain safely in the United States.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2023

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Introduced Aug 4, 2023 Last action Dec 17, 2024

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Committee

Dec 17, 2024

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

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Sep 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

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Aug 11, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Aug 4, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Aug 4, 2023

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 44 co-sponsors