H.R. 5535: Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2025
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: Sept. 19, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (Sept. 19, 2025)
Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2025
This bill creates a military advisory board to review immigration cases involving veterans of the armed forces and requires them to make a recommendation regarding their removal before DHS can deport. It also requires DHS to take into account prior military service in deciding whether to initiate and complete removal of veterans. The bill also requires DHS and DOD to create a program that affords each member of the Armed Forces the opportunity to adjust their status.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-18) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY-12) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA-46) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-52) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA-25) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Del. Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS-At-Large) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) (Sept. 19, 2025)
Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA-45) (Sept. 23, 2025)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (Sept. 30, 2025)