H.R. 63: GRACE Act
Quick Facts
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)
Congress: 118th
Date Introduced: January 9, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (January 9, 2023)
Bill Summary
Grant Relief for American Children's Elevation Act of 2023 or the GRACE Act
This bill establishes that an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship includes a hardship resulting from a removal (or deportation) that separates the individual subject to removal from a family member who is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the United States.
Under current law, the Department of Homeland Security may cancel the removal of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) if the removal would result in an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to an immediate relative who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.