Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) introduced the ENLIST Act, H.R. 60, that would give illegal aliens who meet certain requirements Legal Permanent Residence (LPR) status if they join the military. Rep. Denham first introduced the ENLIST Act in 2013, and more than 200 U.S. Representatives have signed on as cosponsors.
In order to qualify under the ENLIST Act an illegal alien:
- Must have entered the U.S. at age 15 or younger and have been continually present in the U.S. since Dec. 31, 2012.
- Must fulfill the terms of enlistment with honorable discharge to receive LPR status.
- Must be otherwise eligible for enlistment in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard.
Here is the list of the 203 cosponsors for this bill:
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
- Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
- Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
- Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8]
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
- Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
- Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
- Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
- Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
- Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
- Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
- Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
- Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
- Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21]
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
- Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
- Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]- Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
- Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
- Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
- Rep. Gonzalez-Colon, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
- Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
- Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
- Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
- Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
- Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
- Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
- Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
- Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2]
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
- Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]
- Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
- Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
- Rep. Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1]
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2]
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]- Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
- Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
- Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]
- Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
- Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
- Rep. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
- Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
- Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
- Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-16]
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
- Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
- Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11]
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21]
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
- Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
- Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Large]