To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Defense, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H3E58C31D31CB4B468B64FE1D06D63A70: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Patriot Spouses Act.
- Section H15E1DFD432F54D0FBF3C76C77753680D: 2. Adjustment of status for certain military spouses Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section HB86FE80DB6084B7AB0BFF864DFB2D216: 3. Treatment of certain grounds for inadmissibility for certain military spouses Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended...
- Section HB26846D38EE04278ADB82A356129E79C: 4. Eligibility of removed or voluntarily departed aliens The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Defense, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To render certain military spouses eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Soto (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, and Ms. Salazar) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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