H.R. 3536: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain nationals of Russia with special immigrant status, and for other purposes.


Quick Facts:

Bill Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL-11)

Congress: 119

Date Introduced: May 21, 2025

Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (May 21, 2025)

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CRISIS Act of 2025

This bill allows up to 3,000 Russian nationals annually who earned a doctoral or equivalent in the United States (along with spouses and children) to apply for Special Immigrant Status. 

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