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GRACE Act
H.R. 63, 118th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/09/2023
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Latest action
- 01/09/2023
About this bill
- Official title
- GRACE Act
- Sponsor
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/09/2023)
Grant Relief for American Children's Elevation Act of 2023 or the GRACE Act
This bill establishes that an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship includes a hardship resulting from a removal (or deportation) that separates the individual subject to removal from a family member who is a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the United States.
Under current law, the Department of Homeland Security may cancel the removal of a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) if the removal would result in an exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to an immediate relative who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Actions
Newest first
- 01/09/2023 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 01/09/2023
Introduced in House
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration, Family relationships, Immigration status and procedures.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/09/2023