U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 8971
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2026
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Adelita S. GrijalvaD-AZ-7
- Introduced
- May 21, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Immigration (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (15)
15 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- André CarsonD-IN-7
- J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46
- Danny K. DavisD-IL-7
- Al GreenD-TX-9
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1
- Raja KrishnamoorthiD-IL-8
- John B. LarsonD-CT-1
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Marilyn StricklandD-WA-10
- Dina TitusD-NV-1
Signed on later
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2August 27, 2026
- Seth MagazinerD-RI-2September 15, 2026
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6October 9, 2026