United States · Bill · S
S. 2261 (117th)
HOPE Act
Introduced
24 June 2021
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Status
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-739.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Healthcare Opportunities for Patriots in Exile Act or the HOPE Act This bill 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 may 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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 24 June 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 24 June 2021
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2261
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/2261