America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025

This bill would let certain people who lived in the United States as dependent children of temporary work visa holders apply for permanent resident status (a green card). To qualify, a person must have been a dependent child of such a worker for at least 8 years, have been lawfully present in the U.S. for at least 10 years, have graduated from a U.S. college, and not be inadmissible or deportable. The bill would also change how a child's age is determined in immigration cases, generally using the age on the date a petition or labor certification was filed, and would allow certain previously denied cases to be reopened within 2 years. It would let dependent children of temporary workers hold jobs and would let family members keep the earliest priority date from an approved petition.

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Sponsors

• Alex Padilla Democrat sponsor
• 11 cosponsors