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Protect Patriot Spouses Act

USA119th CongressHR-3524| House 
| Updated: 5/20/2025
Darren Soto

Darren Soto

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The "Protect Patriot Spouses Act" seeks to streamline the immigration process for spouses of United States citizens who are currently serving or have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserve components. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow these eligible spouses to adjust their status to lawful permanent residents, even if they were not formally inspected and admitted into the country. The legislation waives certain grounds of inadmissibility, such as those related to unlawful presence or previous removal, and grants the Secretary of Homeland Security discretion to waive others, including certain misrepresentations or minor criminal offenses, provided the alien does not pose a public threat. This aims to remove common barriers that prevent military families from remaining together in the United States. Furthermore, the bill establishes a mechanism for eligible military spouses who were previously removed or voluntarily departed from the U.S. to apply for immigrant visas from outside the country. It also mandates a program allowing these individuals to enter the United States as nonimmigrants to reunite with their citizen spouses while their applications for adjustment of status are being processed, with similar discretionary waivers for inadmissibility grounds.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-557
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-163
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4722
Protect Patriot Spouses Act
May 20, 2025
Introduced in House
May 20, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-557
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-163
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4722
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • May 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 20, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3529: Protect Patriot Parents Act

Protect Patriot Spouses Act

USA119th CongressHR-3524| House 
| Updated: 5/20/2025
The "Protect Patriot Spouses Act" seeks to streamline the immigration process for spouses of United States citizens who are currently serving or have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including reserve components. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow these eligible spouses to adjust their status to lawful permanent residents, even if they were not formally inspected and admitted into the country. The legislation waives certain grounds of inadmissibility, such as those related to unlawful presence or previous removal, and grants the Secretary of Homeland Security discretion to waive others, including certain misrepresentations or minor criminal offenses, provided the alien does not pose a public threat. This aims to remove common barriers that prevent military families from remaining together in the United States. Furthermore, the bill establishes a mechanism for eligible military spouses who were previously removed or voluntarily departed from the U.S. to apply for immigrant visas from outside the country. It also mandates a program allowing these individuals to enter the United States as nonimmigrants to reunite with their citizen spouses while their applications for adjustment of status are being processed, with similar discretionary waivers for inadmissibility grounds.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-557
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-163
Protect Patriot Spouses Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-4722
Protect Patriot Spouses Act
May 20, 2025
Introduced in House
May 20, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-557
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-163
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-4722
    Protect Patriot Spouses Act


  • May 20, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 20, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Darren Soto

Darren Soto

Democratic Representative

Florida

Cosponsors (3)
Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3529: Protect Patriot Parents Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted