the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, h.r. 3985, the averting loss of life and injury by expediting s.i.v. s act of 2021, or the allies act, makes essential changes to the afghan special immigrant visa program to ensure that the lives of those who served faithfully alongside troops in afghanistan are protected. the special immigrant visa program allows those individuals who work for or unbehalf of the u.s. government in afghanistan or for the nato international security assistance force in support of the american mission to seek lawful permanent residence in the united states. to be eligible, applicants must establish qualifying employment in afghanistan for two years, receive approval from the chief admission, and undergo rigorous background checks and national security vetting, a process on average takes three years. a 20-y
speaker, h.r. 3985, the averting loss of life and injury by expediting s.i.v. s act of 2021, or the allies act, makes essential changes to the afghan special immigrant visa program to ensure that the lives of those who served faithfully alongside troops in afghanistan are protected. the special immigrant visa program allows those individuals who work for or unbehalf of the u.s. government in afghanistan or for the nato international security assistance force in support of the american mission to seek lawful permanent residence in the united states. to be eligible, applicants must establish qualifying employment in afghanistan for two years, receive approval from the chief admission, and undergo rigorous background checks and national security vetting, a process on average takes three years. a 20-year mission in afghanistan will formally come to an end in just a few short weeks. each day that we continue to draw down our military presence in afghanistan, threats to the lives o
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. gracious and loving god, hear our prayers. we come to you in faith hoping that you would receive our concerns spoken and unspoken, personal and professional. from the depths of your infinite mercy listen to us and molest all that troubles us. then enable us to listen for your response. in a time when so much noise and messaging is coming from every direction, words of counsel and criticism, voices of guile and guidance, give us reason to pause and listen to your word as you speak into our lives. give us ears to hear and spirits willing not j
the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, h.r. 3985, the averting loss of life and injury by expediting s.i.v. s act of 2021, or the allies act, makes essential changes to the afghan special immigrant visa program to ensure that the lives of those who served faithfully alongside troops in afghanistan are protected. the special immigrant visa program allows those individuals who work for or unbehalf of the u.s. government in afghanistan or for the nato international security assistance force in support of the american mission to seek lawful permanent residence in the united states. to be eligible, applicants must establish qualifying employment in afghanistan for two years, receive approval from the chief admission, and undergo rigorous background checks and national security vetting, a process on average takes three years. a 20-y
program allows those individuals who work for, or on behalf of the u.s. government in afghanistan, and for the nato international security assistant forts in support of the american mission, to seek a lawful permanent residents in the united states. to be eligible, applicants must establish qualifying employment in afghanistan for two years, to see approval from the chief of mission and undergo rigorous background checks and national security vetting. a process that on average takes three years. a 20-year mission in afghanistan will formally come to an end in just a few short weeks. each day that we continue to drop down our military presence in afghanistan, threats to the lives of afghans who supported our cause are increasing exponentially. the biden administration is committed to relocating certain africans to a third country. some who have passed the national security vetting process will be transferred to the united states to accomplish visa processing. these evacuations