H.R. 1832: Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-28 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023

Plain summary

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023 This bill authorizes special immigrant visas for qualifying citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were selected for certain educational and cultural exchange programs. Specifically, a citizen or national of Afghanistan (and any accompanying spouse or child of such an individual) may be eligible for a special immigrant visa if the individual was selected between October 7, 2001, and August 31, 2023, to participate in a qualifying educational or cultural exchange program administered by the Department of State, including the J. William Fulbright Educational Exchange Program. Generally, such visas shall be subject to protections and requirements similar to those for special immigrant visas for citizens or nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by the United States in Afghanistan.

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Official text

Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2023

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · 17 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Dina Titus (D-NV), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Andy Kim (D-NJ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] reported raising $582,746 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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-118hr1832.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr1832 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118