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H.R. 7946: Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

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H.R. 7946: Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2022-06-03 · Immigration · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-06-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 502 (2022): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR7946 (2022-12-06), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Plain summary

Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022 This bill addresses immigration-related issues pertaining to noncitizen (or non-U.S. national) military veterans, including by authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide lawful permanent resident status to a veteran subject to removal. If a noncitizen veteran appears to be eligible for lawful permanent resident status under this bill, that veteran must receive a reasonable opportunity to apply for such status and may not be removed until there is a final administrative decision on the veteran's eligibility. For the purposes of providing such status under this bill, DHS may waive any applicable grounds of inadmissibility, except for certain crime- or security-related grounds. The bill also extends certain deadlines relating to obtaining citizenship after serving in the Armed Forces. DHS must create a system for identifying noncitizens who are or may be veterans. Before initiating removal proceedings against a noncitizen, DHS must attempt to determine whether the noncitizen is a veteran. DHS must ensure that veteran status is considered in immigration proceedings. The bill also requires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Defense to take certain actions to facilitate opportunities for military recruits and veterans to obtain U.S. citizenship, such as by training Judge Advocate General Corps members to act as liaisons between the Armed Forces and USCIS on servicemember citizenship applications. The bill also establishes the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee to provide recommendations on cases involving the removal of a servicemember, veteran, or certain family members of a servicemember or veteran. Such an individual may not be removed until the committee has provided a recommendation to DHS about the individual's case, unless the individual is inadmissible due to a conviction for an aggravated felony. The bill also waives certain grounds of inadmissibility (e.g., being unlawfully present in the United States) for certain noncitizens applying for lawful permanent resident status as an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen who has served at least two years in the Armed Forces.

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Official text

Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] · 36 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Estimated Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022 (2022-12-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Mike Thompson (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), André Carson (D-IN), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), William R. Keating (D-MA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7946 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117