3.0.0 3947 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z 2023-01-12T17:52:04Z Senate S S 2006-09-27 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-27T15:12:10Z Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act 109 4533 HR 2006-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Related bill CRS Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act 109 2097 S 2005-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act 109 2165 S 2005-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2006-09-27 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10290-10291) IntroReferral 2006-09-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10289-10290) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N Immigration Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Families Fingerprints Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Military dependents Military personnel Naturalization Quality control Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Immigration 00 2006-09-27 Introduced in Senate 2006-10-10T17:55:30Z Soldiers to Citizens Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to state that, except for provisions relating to revocation of citizenship for separation from service under other than honorable conditions, noncitizens: (1) shall not be denied the opportunity to apply for Armed Forces membership; and (2) who become active duty Armed Forces members shall, consistent with active duty naturalization provisions and with the approval of their chain of command, be granted U.S. citizenship after performing at least two years of honorable active duty service. Requires citizenship to be granted within 90 days of application.

Waives certain naturalization requirements, but requires that the applicant participate in the oath ceremony and demonstrate to his or her military chain of command English proficiency, good moral character, and knowledge of U.S. government and history.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any naturalization fingerprint requirements if the individual: (1) may be naturalized; (2) was fingerprinted at the time of enlistment; and (3) submits a naturalization application within 12 months of enlistment.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a toll-free naturalization assistance telephone service for Armed Forces members and their families; (2) ensure that such service is operated by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees with specialized training on the naturalization process for Armed Forces members, and who are located in the same unit as the military processing unit that adjudicates naturalization applications; and (3) monitor the accuracy and quality of information provided by such employees.

]]> Soldiers to Citizens Act Display Title Soldiers to Citizens Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to permit the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant citizenship to an alien who serves on active duty in the Armed Forces, to assist such an alien in applying for citizenship, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Soldiers to Citizens Act Introduced in Senate 2006-09-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3947is/xml/BILLS-109s3947is.xml 2006-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10290-10291) text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.