United States 117th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 34 D · 11 R cosponsors

HR 4331 — America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

America's Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 or the America's CHILDREN Act of 2021 This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to certain college graduates who entered the United States as children and addresses other immigration-related issues. Specifically, this bill allows an alien to apply for lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) was lawfully admitted into the United States as a dependent child of an alien on a temporary worker visa, (2) was in the United States with such status for at least four years, (3) has graduated from an institution of higher education in the United States, and (4) is not deportable or otherwise inadmissible. In addition, the alien must have been lawfully present in the United States for at least 10 years at the time of the application. The bill also modifies various provisions related to the calculation of an alien's age for immigration purposes and the priority date of certain immigration-related applications.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4331 do?
America's Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021 or the America's CHILDREN Act of 2021 This bill provides lawful permanent resident status to certain college graduates who entered the United States as children and addresses other immigration-related issues. Specifically, this bill allows an alien to apply for lawful permanent resident status if the alien (1) was lawfully admitted into the United States as a dependent child of an alien on a temporary worker visa, (2) was in the United States with such status for at least four years, (3) has graduated from an institution of higher education in the United States, and (4) is not deportable or otherwise inadmissible. In addition, the alien must have been lawfully present in the United States for at least 10 years at the time of the application. The bill also modifies various provisions related to the calculation of an alien's age for immigration purposes and the priority date of certain immigration-related applications.
Who sponsors HR 4331?
HR 4331 is sponsored by Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (Republican), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), Kim, Young (Republican), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Carson, André (Democratic), Rutherford, John H. (Republican), Hinson, Ashley (Republican), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Salazar, Maria Elvira (Republican), Evans, Dwight (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Trone, David J. (Democratic), Bourdeaux, Carolyn (Democratic), Demings, Val Butler (Democratic), Doyle, Michael F. (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Watson Coleman, Bonnie (Democratic), Gimenez, Carlos A. (Republican), Amodei, Mark E. (Republican), Crenshaw, Dan (Republican), Axne, Cynthia (Democratic), Soto, Darren (Democratic), Schneider, Bradley Scott (Democratic), Meijer, Peter (Republican), Perlmutter, Ed (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Connolly, Gerald E. (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Trahan, Lori (Democratic), Meuser, Daniel (Republican), Foster, Bill (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), and Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4331?
This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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