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A bill to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

USA115th CongressS-1703| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who: (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States. Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2761
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2761
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.


  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2761: To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' medical care

A bill to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

USA115th CongressS-1703| Senate 
| Updated: 8/2/2017
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who: (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States. Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.
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Timeline
Jul 12, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2761
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 2, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Aug 2, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • July 12, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2761
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.


  • August 2, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 2, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (1)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2761: To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain alien veterans to be paroled into the United States to receive health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' medical care