US Congress Senate Bill 1042 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to parole into the United States an alien veteran who (1) is seeking temporary admission to receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and (2) is outside the United States after having been ordered removed or voluntarily departed from the United States. Such parole shall not be available for an alien who is inadmissible due to a criminal conviction for a crime of violence, excluding a purely political offense, or a crime that endangers U.S. national security, for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.

HOPE Act Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act

Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1042/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1042/BILLS-116s1042is.pdf