H.R. 3442: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2023
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC-2)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: May 17, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (May 17, 2023)
America's CHILDREN Act of 2023 or the Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2023
This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to certain college graduates who entered the United States as children and addresses other immigration-related issues.
Specifically, this bill allows a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) to apply for lawful permanent resident status if the individual (1) was lawfully present in the United States as a dependent child of an individual admitted for employment, (2) was in the United States with such status for at least eight years, (3) has graduated from an institution of higher education in the United States, and (4) is not deportable or otherwise inadmissible. In addition, the individual must have been lawfully present in the United States for at least 10 years at the time of the application.
The bill also modifies various provisions related to calculating an individual's age for immigration purposes and the priority date of certain immigration-related applications. For example, to determine whether an individual is a dependent child for certain immigration petitions, the individual's age at the time a petition is filed shall be the age used for that determination. (Currently, this determination for some petitions is based on the individual's age at the time a visa becomes available, so it is possible for an individual to be a dependent child when filing a petition but become too old to qualify by the time the visa is available.)
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-1) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Young Kim (R-CA-40) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-6) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. John Duarte (R-CA-13) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL-9) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA-1) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-2) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR-3) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC-4) (May 17, 2023)
Rep. David Trone (D-MD-6) (May 22, 2023)
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6) (May 22, 2023)
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) (May 22, 2023)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (May 22, 2023)
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5) (June 5, 2023)
Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4) (June 5, 2023)
Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL-5) (June 12, 2023)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) (June 12, 2023)
Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA-3) (June 13, 2023)
Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC-6) (June 13, 2023)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7) (June 22, 2023)
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) (June 22, 2023)
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA-6) (July 25, 2023)
Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14) (July 25, 2023)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) (Aug. 22, 2023)
Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13) (Aug. 22, 2023)
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) (Sept. 13, 2023)
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ-7) (March 5, 2024)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2) (March 5, 2024)
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-2) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-50) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-4) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL-3) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY-10) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-5) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA-7) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC-1) (July 24, 2024)
Rep. John Curtis (R-UT-3) (Dec. 18, 2024)