3.0.0 4600 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z House HR 2016-02-24 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 4600.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4[Page H892]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-02-29T15:57:18Z Referred to 2016-02-24T15:01:40Z 2016-02-29 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2016-02-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 N R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2016-02-24 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2016-02-24 True F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2016-02-24 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2016-03-03 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2016-04-27 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-04-29 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-07-14 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-07-14 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 2016-02-24 Introduced in House 2016-03-04T22:31:52Z Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act

This bill states that any person who serves or has served under honorable conditions as a member of the 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.

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

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 shall be exempt from worldwide immigrant visa numerical limitations.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may 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. The bill permits posthumous benefits under specified circumstances.

With respect to a removal proceeding under INA:

  • a notice to appear shall not be issued against an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces without prior DHS approval;
  • DHS, 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
  • an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces shall not be removed from the United States on specified grounds.
]]> 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act Introduced in House 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4600ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4600ih.xml 2016-02-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.