HR 6381 United States House · 118th Congress

Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023

HR 6381, the Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023, helps noncitizen veterans and service members who face deportation by creating a pathway to legal permanent residency in the U.S. It requires the government to reopen removal cases for eligible veterans, adjust their status to lawful permanent residents if they served honorably without certain serious criminal convictions (like crimes of violence), and prohibit deportation except for such crimes. The bill also ensures these individuals can access military and veterans benefits they lost due to removal proceedings and allows them to apply for naturalization through military service. It mandates that immigration officials identify service members/veterans early in proceedings and track their cases to prevent unjust removal.

Sub-Topics: Citizenship & Naturalization Enforcement Veteran Healthcare Veteran Education Veteran Benefits

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2023

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Introduced Nov 13, 2023 Last action Dec 5, 2023

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Dec 5, 2023

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Nov 13, 2023

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.

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Nov 13, 2023

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 28 co-sponsors