3.0.0 4694 2025-12-05T08:37:11Z 2025-12-05T08:37:11Z House H HR 2023-07-18 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4694 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. CARBAJAL:H.R. 4694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Immigration[Page H3700]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-18T14:05:15Z 118 4722 HR 2023-07-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-07-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 N S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2023-07-18 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2023-07-18 True Immigration Immigration 2023-08-23T18:30:28Z

00 2023-07-18 Introduced in House 2024-02-22T13:40:10Z <p><b>Protect Patriot Parents Act </b></p> <p>This bill makes certain non-U.S. nationals (<i>aliens</i> under federal law) who are parents of a veteran eligible for lawful permanent resident status (also known as a <i>green card</i>).</p> <p>To be eligible for a green card, an individual must be a parent of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. </p> <p>Certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not apply to a parent seeking a green card under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an individual inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the individual does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status.</p> <p>An eligible individual who was previously removed from (or permitted to leave) the United States before this bill's enactment may apply for a green card under this bill from abroad. DHS and the Department of State must also establish a program where an eligible individual who has applied for a green card under this bill may be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant while the application is pending, if DHS and the State Department determine that the individual does not pose a threat to the public or national security.</p>

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