H.R. 1511: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18)

Congress: 118

Date Introduced: March 9, 2023

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (March 9, 2023)

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Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929

This bill expands eligibility for a program that authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to, at its discretion, provide lawful permanent resident status to certain long-term residents of the United States, including individuals who are unlawfully present.

Currently, this program, sometimes referred to as the Registry program, is only available to eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who entered the United States before January 1, 1972. The bill removes this entry cutoff date and opens up the program to eligible individuals who have resided in the United States for at least seven years.

Existing requirements (e.g., the individual must not be inadmissible or deportable due to certain grounds related to crime or terrorism) continue to apply.

Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA-35) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY-6) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA-46) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29) (March 9, 2023)

Del. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At-Large) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA-32) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-7) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA-38) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-NJ-10) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA-36) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO-1) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA-31) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY-9) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-7) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL-24) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-28) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI-2) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) (March 9, 2023)

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-6) (March 24, 2023)

Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-16) (March 24, 2023)

Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) (March 24, 2023)

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5) (March 24, 2023)

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7) (April 13, 2023)

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) (May 5, 2023)

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (May 5, 2023)

Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA-47) (May 5, 2023)

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) (May 5, 2023)

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) (June 13, 2023)

Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-21) (June 15, 2023)

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16) (June 21, 2023)

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) (June 21, 2023)

Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-4) (Aug. 11, 2023)

Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-2) (Aug. 11, 2023)

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) (Aug. 18, 2023)

Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) (Sept. 8, 2023)

Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC-4) (Sept. 28, 2023)

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3) (Sept. 28, 2023)

Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL-7) (Sept. 29, 2023)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) (Oct. 2, 2023)

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7) (Oct. 3, 2023)

Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) (Oct. 6, 2023)

Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT-At-Large) (Oct. 11, 2023)

Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) (Oct. 11, 2023)

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10) (Oct. 12, 2023)

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39) (Oct. 17, 2023)

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI-2) (Dec. 11, 2023)

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) (March 5, 2024)

Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15) (April 5, 2024)

Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ-3) (May 14, 2024)

Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) (May 17, 2024)

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (July 11, 2024)

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-9) (July 18, 2024)

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6) (Aug. 30, 2024)

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ-8) (Nov. 18, 2024)

Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-6) (Dec. 4, 2024)

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