Overview

• Introduced July 15 by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar and Veronica Escobar, the bipartisan legislation is now under review in the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees
• The act would double per-country green card caps from 7 percent to 15 percent and cap waiting periods at ten years to address long backlogs
• Applicants waiting more than a decade could pay a $20,000 fee for expedited processing aimed at eliminating visa queues by 2035
• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and childhood arrivals could earn permanent residency by meeting education, military service or employment requirements
• Additional provisions streamline F-1 student visa transitions, exclude derivative family members from visa counts and create an Immigration Agency Coordinator role