House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2026
Official title: 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Adelita Grijalva D-AZWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 12, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8971.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. GRIJALVA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3725):Article 1, Sec. 1 and Sec. 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 28 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8971, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8971
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
15 cosponsors — 15 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), J. Correa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Dina Titus (D-NV).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
- H.R. 7101 (119th) No Delay in Representation Act
- H.R. 7828 (119th) Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
- H.R. 6391 (119th) Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act
- H.R. 6440 (119th) Right to Read Act of 2025
- H.R. 7957 (119th) Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act
- H.R. 10557 (119th) Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Related bills
- S. 3144 (119th) Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2025Related bill
- H.R. 6381 (118th) Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 3280 (118th) Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- H.R. 4137 (117th) Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 2265 (117th) Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2021Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.