[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3529 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3529
To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2025
Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Ms. Salazar, and Mr. Soto) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''.
SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS.
Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o)(1) In applying this section to an alien described in
paragraph (2)--
``(A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of
subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the
United States; and
``(B) in determining the alien's admissibility as an
immigrant--
``(i) paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of
section 212(a) shall not apply; and
``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the
discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application
of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of section
212(a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of
the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to
the public and has not committed any criminal offenses
in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the
alien's status.
``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien--
``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who--
``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the
United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of
the United States Armed Forces; and
``(ii) if discharged or released from service in
the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under
honorable conditions; and
``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification
under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined
in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to
such citizen.''.
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN
MILITARY PARENTS.
Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182)
is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an
alien described in paragraph (2)--
``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and
``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion
of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs
(6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien
establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien
does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any
criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law
unrelated to the alien's status.
``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien--
``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who--
``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the
United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of
the United States Armed Forces; and
``(ii) if discharged or released from service in
the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under
honorable conditions; and
``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification
under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined
in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such
citizen.''.
SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure
that eligible aliens who were removed or permitted to depart
voluntarily from the United States before the date of the enactment of
this Act may apply from abroad for an immigrant visa pursuant to the
amendment made by section 3.
(b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program
under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under
subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a
nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or
daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated
application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining
whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a
nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the
satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to
the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as
a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the
application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).
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