To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8971 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8971 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2026 Mrs. Grijalva (for herself, Mr. Correa, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Carson, Ms. Titus, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Strickland, and Mr. Green of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Armed forces.--The term ``Armed Forces'' has the meaning given the term ``armed forces'' in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) Crime of violence.--The term ``crime of violence'' means an offense defined in section 16(a) of title 18, United States Code-- (A) that is not a purely political offense; and (B) for which a noncitizen has served a term of imprisonment of at least 5 years. (3) Eligible veteran.-- (A)