House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

WISE Act

H.R. 2851Introduced Apr 10, 2025Policy area: Immigration

Official title: To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 10, 2025
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Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Apr 10, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2851.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JAYAPAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 65, April 10, 2025, Page H1601):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 10, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

43 cosponsors — 43 Democrats

0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), J. Correa (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), George Latimer (D-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Sam Liccardo (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.