3.0.0 3761 2021-09-28T14:22:12Z 2021-09-28T14:22:12Z House H HR 2011-12-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 3761.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4[Page H10016]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-02-07T14:05:57Z Referred to 2011-12-20T14:05:05Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2012-01-06T18:49:21Z Referred to 2011-12-20T14:05:00Z 2012-02-07 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2012-01-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-12-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-12-20 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 N L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2011-12-20 True R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2011-12-20 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-12-20 True B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2011-12-20 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-12-20 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2011-12-20 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2011-12-20 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-12-20 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2011-12-20 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2011-12-20 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-12-20 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2011-12-20 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-05-15 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-05-17 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-05-31 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2012-07-11 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Immigration status and procedures Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2011-12-20 Introduced in House 2012-02-03T13:38:43Z Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act - States that any person who serves or has served under honorable conditions as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially-designated military hostilities.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to extend the period for filing a naturalization application to one year after completion of eligible military service.

Exempts from worldwide immigrant visa numerical limitations an alien who is eligible for a family-sponsored immigrant visa and is either the spouse or child of a permanent resident alien who is serving in the Armed Forces.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who is a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter, or minor sibling of a person who is serving or has served in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. Permits posthumous benefits under specified circumstances.

Permits the military enlistment of an alien who takes the oath set forth in this Act during any period of contingency operations.

States that with respect to a removal proceeding under INA: (1) a notice to appear shall not be issued against an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces without the Secretary's prior approval; (2) the Secretary, in determining whether to issue a notice, shall consider the alien's eligibility for naturalization, military service record, grounds of deportability, and any hardship to the Armed Forces, the alien, and his or her family if the alien were to be placed in removal proceedings; and (3) an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces shall not be removed from the United States under specified grounds.

]]> Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act Short Titles as Introduced Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act Display Title Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3761ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3761ih.xml 2012-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.