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H.R. 5145 (118th)

WISE Act of 2023

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Introduced

4 August 2023

Last action

17 December 2024 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35], Sean Casten, Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Jesús García, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Barbara Lee, James McGovern, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Grace Napolitano, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Jamaal Bowman, Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10], Cori Bush, Gwen Moore, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Becca Balint, Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10], Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3], Katie Porter, Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29], Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8], Shri Thanedar

Subjects

Healthcare, Immigration

Source updated

21 July 2025

Healthcare · Immigration

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Summary

Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2023 or the WISE Act of 2023 This bill expands eligibility for U nonimmigrant visas (victims of criminal activity) and addresses related issues. Generally, U visas are for victims of specified crimes (e.g., rape, trafficking, or domestic violence) who assist with the investigation or prosecution of the crime. The bill adds hate crimes, child abuse, and elder abuse as crimes that may qualify a victim for a U visa.   Furthermore, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must provide work authorization to U visa applicants, whereas currently DHS may grant work authorization but is not required to do so. The bill also eliminates the annual numerical cap on U visas.  The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain individuals, including U visa applicants and T visa (victims of human trafficking) applicants, shall not be detained while the application is pending. Additionally, the bill provides immigration-related protections, such as by extending the admission period and providing work authorization, to the spouse or child of a nonimmigrant visa holder who subjected that spouse or child to battery or extreme cruelty. Further, the bill prohibits, with some exceptions for exigent circumstances, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S. Customs and Border Protection from conducting immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a school, health care facility, place of worship, or other location specified in the bill.

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Timeline

  1. 4 August 2023

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 August 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 August 2023

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 August 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  5. 21 September 2023

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

    Source: Committee

  6. 17 December 2024

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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