H.R. 4151: Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-08-02 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019

Plain summary

Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019 This bill allows qualified alien taxpayers to obtain provisional immigrant status and establishes procedures for provisional immigrants to obtain permanent resident status. An alien shall qualify if he or she has been assessed and paid taxes for each of the previous five years before applying for such status. The Department of Homeland Security may grant provisional immigrant status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons. Provisional immigrants shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit. Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for provisional immigrant status if they qualify. Provisional immigrants may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including payment of federal taxes for the each of the previous three years. An alien may not hold provisional immigrant status for more than eight years.

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Official text

Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr4151.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4151 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116