HR 8971 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the United States to return as immigrants, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Sponsors
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, AZ-7) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Correa, J. Luis (D, CA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- McIver, LaMonica (D, NJ-10) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Larson, John B. (D, CT-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Carson, André (D, IN-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Titus, Dina (D, NV-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Jackson, Jonathan L. (D, IL-1) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Davis, Danny K. (D, IL-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D, IL-8) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Moore, Gwen (D, WI-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, DC-0) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Green, Al (D, TX-9) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, house AZ-7) | sponsor | 4 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Correa, J. Luis (D, house CA-46) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Green, Al (D, house TX-9) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Davis, Danny K. (D, house IL-7) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Jackson, Jonathan L. (D, house IL-1) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 6 | Carson, André (D, house IN-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D, house IL-8) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | McIver, LaMonica (D, house NJ-10) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Moore, Gwen (D, house WI-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Titus, Dina (D, house NV-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 11 | Larson, John B. (D, house CT-1) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, house DC) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 978 | $1,349,545 | $1,349,545 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 198 | $496,033 | $496,033 |
| 3 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 615 | $430,496 | $430,496 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 216 | $249,644 | $249,644 |
| 5 | kirkland & ellis | 0 | $0 | 23 | $127,500 | $127,500 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 82 | $115,071 | $115,071 |
| 7 | self | 0 | $0 | 70 | $92,572 | $92,572 |
| 8 | kirkland & ellis llp | 0 | $0 | 16 | $43,625 | $43,625 |
| 9 | none | 0 | $0 | 21 | $27,320 | $27,320 |
| 10 | hartford healthcare | 0 | $0 | 25 | $22,842 | $22,842 |
| 11 | ariel investments | 0 | $0 | 2 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 12 | kirkland | 0 | $0 | 3 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 13 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 4 | $17,100 | $17,100 |
| 14 | pima county | 0 | $0 | 16 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
| 15 | northwestern university | 0 | $0 | 6 | $15,900 | $15,900 |
| 16 | laz parking | 0 | $0 | 4 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 17 | nyman turkish pc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 18 | msi | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 19 | weglarzco | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 20 | apollo global management inc. | 0 | $0 | 5 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 21 | chihuly inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 22 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 3 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 23 | university of arizona | 0 | $0 | 17 | $13,890 | $13,890 |
| 24 | amita health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 25 | nav consulting, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,200 | $13,200 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
13 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 250 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
13 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D · house · AZ-7) · sponsor
- Carson, André (D · house · IN-7) · cosponsor
- Correa, J. Luis (D · house · CA-46) · cosponsor
- Davis, Danny K. (D · house · IL-7) · cosponsor
- Green, Al (D · house · TX-9) · cosponsor
- Jackson, Jonathan L. (D · house · IL-1) · cosponsor
- Krishnamoorthi, Raja (D · house · IL-8) · cosponsor
- Larson, John B. (D · house · CT-1) · cosponsor
- McIver, LaMonica (D · house · NJ-10) · cosponsor
- Moore, Gwen (D · house · WI-4) · cosponsor
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Titus, Dina (D · house · NV-1) · cosponsor