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HR 2672 · in committee · major

Religious Workforce Protection Act

What this bill does

  • Allows the Department of Homeland Security to extend nonimmigrant visa status for religious workers beyond the current five-year limit.
  • Affects religious workers whose permanent residency applications are pending and those seeking to change employers.
  • Extends visa periods until immigration status decisions are finalized and waives foreign residence requirements for certain workers.

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  1. 01

    How would extending religious worker visas beyond five years affect religious organizations' ability to retain experienced staff versus citizens seeking those positions?

  2. 02

    What safeguards should exist to prevent religious visa extensions from being misused by organizations, and who should oversee compliance?

  3. 03

    How might waiving foreign residence requirements change immigration processing times and costs for religious organizations sponsoring workers?

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Sponsor · R-OH-15

Mike Carey

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Introduced 2025-04-07

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-04-07 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. 2025-04-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-04-07 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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