3.0.0 2083 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z Senate S 2021-06-16 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-16T20:47:49Z HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 117 3385 HR 2021-11-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 117 3237 HR 2021-07-30 Became Public Law No: 117-31. Related bill CRS 2021-06-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-06-16 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2021-07-26 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-07-26 False Immigration Afghanistan Asia Congressional oversight Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military operations and strategy Visas and passports Immigration 00 2021-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-05T22:22:57Z Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 or the HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to postpone the medical exam requirement for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan seeking entry into the United States as special immigrants.

Specifically, this bill applies to an existing program that provides special immigrant status to an individual (or the spouse or child of such an individual) who (1) faithfully performed sensitive and trusted duties for the U.S. government or the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan on or after October 7, 2001, and (2) has experienced or is experiencing an ongoing serious threat due to the performance of those duties.

Under this bill, the State Department or DHS may waive any requirement for such an individual to undergo a medical exam before admission into the United States. If an individual receives such a waiver, DHS shall ensure that individual undergoes a medical exam no later than 90 days after admission into the United States.

]]> HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2083is/xml/BILLS-117s2083is.xml 2021-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.