HR 2672 · in committee · major
Religious Workforce Protection Act
- immigration
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would extending religious worker visas beyond five years affect religious organizations' ability to retain experienced staff versus citizens seeking those positions?
- 02
What safeguards should exist to prevent religious visa extensions from being misused by organizations, and who should oversee compliance?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
35/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-04-07
Joining the bill

Pete Stauber
R-MN-8 · original

Richard E. Neal
D-MA-1 · original

Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original

Jimmy Panetta
D-CA-19

Tracey Mann
R-KS-1

Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL-8

Jim Costa
D-CA-21

Suhas Subramanyam
D-VA-10

Hillary J. Scholten
D-MI-3

Thomas R. Suozzi
D-NY-3

Lori Trahan
D-MA-3

David Scott
D-GA-13
+ 23 more
Legislative timeline
2025-04-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-04-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-04-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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