HOPE Act

Summary

Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the 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) 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.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 2 August 2017 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 August 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 August 2017

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Sponsors

• Tammy Duckworth · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssju00 · Standing

Related records

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