HR 4696
Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
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US Congress
Session
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Last updated at
Jun 13, 2026, 4:11 PM
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```json { "summary": "This bill, the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, aims to update a section of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide benefits to long-term residents of the United States. Specifically, it changes the language of section 249 to define ‘entered the United States’ as ‘are long-term residents of the United States,’ and adjusts the eligibility requirement to require individuals to have resided in the U.S. for at least seven years before applying for benefits. This change expands the category of individuals potentially eligible under the existing immigration provisions.", "keyProvisions": [ "Renames section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.", "Changes the definition of ‘entered the United States’ to ‘are long-term r
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Becca [D-VT-At Large] Balint
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