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HOPE Act

USA117th CongressS-2261| Senate 
| Updated: 7/12/2022
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (5)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act This bill authorizes 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 may 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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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3484
HOPE Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1042
HOPE Act
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6129
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3484
    HOPE Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1042
    HOPE Act


  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 12, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6129
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Immigration

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' medical care

HOPE Act

USA117th CongressS-2261| Senate 
| Updated: 7/12/2022
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act This bill authorizes 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 may 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

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3484
HOPE Act of 2020

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1042
HOPE Act
Jun 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Jun 24, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 12, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6129
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3484
    HOPE Act of 2020


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1042
    HOPE Act


  • June 24, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 24, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • July 12, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6129
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (5)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Immigration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' medical care