United States · Bill · S
S. 348 (117th)
U.S. Citizenship Act
Introduced
22 February 2021
Last action
22 February 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
U.S. Citizenship Act This bill establishes a path to citizenship for certain undocumented individuals. The bill also replaces the term alien with noncitizen in the immigration statutes and addresses other related issues. Specifically, the bill establishes a new status of lawful prospective immigrant . This status shall be available to an applying noncitizen who meets certain requirements, including being continually present in the United States from January 1, 2021, and passing background checks. After at least five years with this status, an eligible noncitizen may apply for and receive permanent resident status. The bill also provides permanent resident status to certain applying noncitizens, specifically for eligible noncitizens who (1) entered the United States as a minor, (2) were eligible for temporary protected status or deferred enforced departure on January 1, 2017, or (3) worked a certain amount of agricultural labor in the five years prior to applying. Among other things, the bill also redefines for immigration purposes the term conviction to exclude convictions that have been expunged or vacated, requires the Department of State to implement a strategy to advance reforms in Central America and address key factors contributing to migration from the region to the United States, requires the State Department to establish refugee processing centers in Central America, requires Customs and Border Patrol sectors and stations to have a certain number of employees with certain qualifications such as paramedic training, generally prohibits religious discrimination in granting or denying immigration benefits, and establishes grant programs for providing training and services to immigrants.
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Timeline
22 February 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
22 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 22 February 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → U.S. Citizenship Act
- related to ← REMOTE Act
- related to ← Border Transportation Efficiency Act
- related to ← Family Reunification Act of 2021
- related to ← Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
- related to ← Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/348
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/348
- us · 117-s-348 · source updated 10 August 2026