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House Resolution on Preserving and Expanding Pathways to Citizenship

Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:45 AM

In one sentence

This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' view that the U.S. immigration system should be updated to provide more paths to citizenship and protect the rights of immigrants.

States that the immigration system should provide pathways to citizenship for millions of undocumented, long-term residents.
Calls for humanitarian protection pathways, including broad access to asylum for those seeking safety.
Supports expanded legal pathways for family and employment immigration to strengthen family unity and worker protections.
Identifies specific issues to address, such as militarized enforcement, barriers to family unity, and arbitrary visa caps.
States that Congress must act swiftly to update the immigration system to uphold human rights and constitutional protections.

This is a resolution expressing the 'sense' of the House, not a law that directly changes current rules.
The bill has been referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and has not yet been passed into law.
The resolution calls for Congress to act swiftly but does not specify the exact timeline or method for implementing the changes.

Plain language

Pathways to citizenship: Legal processes that allow people to become U.S. citizens.
Humanitarian protection: Legal status granted to people fleeing danger or persecution, such as asylum.
3- and 10-year bars: Rules that force U.S. citizens and mixed-status families to separate from loved ones for three or ten years.

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