US Congress House Bill 5151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee and modifies the naturalization procedures for a noncitizen in the Armed Forces. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall notify the committee when any individual in removal proceedings is a (1) member of the Armed Forces, (2) veteran, or (3) noncitizen spouse or minor child of such an Armed Forces member or veteran. The committee shall review the case of any such individual and make recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice as to how the case should be resolved. Such an individual shall not be removed until the committee has provided its recommendations. DHS and the Department of Defense shall jointly carry out a program allowing a noncitizen individual who serves on active duty in the Armed Forces (and any noncitizen spouse or minor children of the individual) to become a U.S. citizen if the individual is not otherwise ineligible for citizenship. The Armed Forces member shall be given the opportunity to apply for citizenship during the accession process into the Armed Forces. DHS shall adjudicate such an individual's application by the last day of the individual's active service in the Armed Forces.

Honoring the Oath Act of 2019

Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2019-11-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.
2019-11-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.
2019-11-18	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.
2019-11-18	House	Introduced in House

HB4890 (Related) 2019-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5151/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5151/BILLS-116hr5151ih.pdf