3.0.0 4722 2025-12-05T08:37:17Z 2025-12-05T08:37:17Z House H HR 2023-07-18 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4722 <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. SOTO:H.R. 4722.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustmentof status, and for other purposes.[Page H3701]</pre> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-07-18T14:02:00Z 118 4694 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 S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 N C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2023-07-18 True S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2023-07-18 True Immigration Immigration 2023-08-24T23:45:20Z

00 2023-07-18 Introduced in House 2024-02-21T21:25:45Z <p><b>Protect Patriot Spouses Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes certain military spouses who are non-U.S. nationals (<i>aliens </i>under federal law) eligible for lawful permanent resident status (also known as a <i>green card</i>).</p> <p>To be eligible for a green card under this bill, an individual must be the current or former spouse of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. 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 spouse seeking a green card under the 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>The bill also requires DHS and the Department of State to allow a qualifying non-U.S. national spouse to (1) apply for an immigrant visa to enter the United States under this bill; and (2) enter and stay in the United States to reunite with their U.S. citizen spouse while the application is pending, if the non-U.S. national spouse does not pose a threat to the public or national security.</p>

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