America’s Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021
Summary
America's Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 or the America's CHILDREN Act of 2021 This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to certain college graduates who entered the United States as children and addresses other immigration-related issues. Specifically, this bill allows an alien to apply for lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) was lawfully admitted into the United States as a dependent child of an alien on a temporary worker visa, (2) was in the United States with such status for at least four years, (3) has graduated from an institution of higher education in the United States, and (4) is not deportable or otherwise inadmissible. In addition, the alien must have been lawfully present in the United States for at least 10 years at the time of the application. The bill also modifies various provisions related to the calculation of an alien's age for immigration purposes and the priority date of certain immigration-related applications.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 1, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 44 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Ashley Hinson
RRepublican
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Carlos A. Gimenez
RRepublican
Co
Carolyn Bourdeaux
DDemocratic
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