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S. 696

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 696, the Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 24, 2025 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 24, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1314).

Record

Text

S. 696 has 15 co-sponsors.

sb696/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S696 IS: Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-24
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 696  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 24, 2025   Mr. Durbin  (for himself,  Ms. Rosen ,  Ms. Duckworth ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Ms. Klobuchar , and  Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To provide temporary Ukrainian guest status for eligible aliens, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act  .
2.
Definitions
In this Act:
(1)
In general
Any term used in this Act that is used in the immigration laws shall have the meaning given such term in the immigration laws.
(2)
Eligible alien
The term  eligible alien  means an alien who was paroled under the Uniting for Ukraine parole process announced on April 21, 2022.
(3)
Immigration laws
The term  immigration laws  has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17) ).
3.
Temporary Ukrainian guest status
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an eligible alien shall be considered to be admitted to the United States in Ukrainian guest status as of the date on which the eligible alien was first paroled into the United States.
(b)
Employment authorization
An alien in Ukrainian guest status under this section is authorized to be employed in the United States incident to and for the duration of such status.
(c)
Expiration
Ukrainian guest status under this section shall expire on the date that is 120 days after the date on which the Secretary of State determines that—
(1)
hostilities in Ukraine have ceased; and
(2)
conditions in Ukraine allow for the safe and reasonable return of civilians to Ukraine.
(d)
Revocation
The Ukrainian guest status of an alien may be revoked if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that the alien is described in section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3)(B) ).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-24
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to provide temporary Ukrainian guest status for eligible aliens, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Durbin (D) sponsors S. 696, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 696 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 24, 2025

Actions

S. 696 has taken 2 actions since Feb 24, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 24, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1314)Judiciary Committee
Feb 24, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 696 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 696, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 696 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to provide temporary Ukrainian guest status for eligible aliens, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 696 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Foreign Relations, Immigration, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Government Issues, Manufacturing, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York11—
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST11—
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRIAN LE111
DAVID MCCLINTOCK111
JENNIFER QUIGLEY111
ROBYN BARNARD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.2025 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 first_quarter$67.5K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 696 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 696’s is Immigration.

s696/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com