H.R.2851

WISE Act Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act

Introduced·4/10/25
Introduced

H. R. 2851

Introduced in House · April 24, 2025

April 10, 2025

Ms. Jayapal (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Casar, Mr. Casten, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Chu, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Meng, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Morrison, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes.

Relief for abused derivative aliens

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act” or as the “WISE Act”.