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S. 2032: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

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S. 2032: Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-10 · Immigration · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

Plain summary

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021 This bill modifies a program providing special immigrant visas to eligible citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who assisted U.S. efforts there and addresses related issues. The bill extends the program through 2023 and increases the number of visas available. An individual may become eligible for a visa after assisting U.S. efforts in Afghanistan for one year, whereas currently some individuals must have served for two years. Furthermore, for an applicant qualifying for a visa by performing duties with a NATO mission in Afghanistan, the bill eliminates a requirement that the duties performed qualify as sensitive and trusted duties. The bill removes a requirement that the individual has experienced or is facing an ongoing serious threat due to their assistance to the United States or NATO. The Department of State or the Department of Homeland Security may postpone the program's medical examination requirement. An individual who received a postponement must undergo a medical exam within 90 days of admission into the United States. The bill also expands surviving family member benefits for the Afghanistan program (and a similar program for Iraq) to a surviving spouse or child of an individual who submitted an application to the Chief of Mission that would have been approved but for the individual's death. Currently, such survivor benefits only apply if the deceased individual's petition was approved.

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Official text

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joni Ernst (R-IA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Thune (R-SD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-s2032 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117