United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2761 (115th)
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act
Introduced
26 May 2017
Last action
12 July 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Subjects
Healthcare, Immigration
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 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) resides permanently abroad after having been 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: (1) a crime of violence for which the alien has served at least five years in prison, or (2) a crime that endangers U.S. national security for which the alien has served at least five years in prison.
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Timeline
26 May 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 May 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 July 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 26 May 2017 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← HOPE Act
- related to ← Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile (HOPE) Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2761
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2761
- us · 115-hr-2761 · source updated 11 August 2025