3.0.0 3352 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z House HR 2017-07-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 123 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 3352.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H6147]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-22T20:11:05Z Referred to 2017-07-20T13:02:30Z 2018-01-22 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2017-07-20 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2017-07-20 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2017-10-04 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2017-10-04 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-10-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-11-03 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal procedure and sentencing Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents Immigration 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in House 2017-11-13T21:36:48Z Second Chance for Service Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces is not barred from becoming a U.S. citizen on the grounds of not being a person of good moral character based upon specified behaviors or having committed certain crimes, excluding crimes relating to murder, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child pornography, prostitution, trafficking in persons, and national security.

In determining whether an applicant is of good moral character, the applicant's honorable service shall be weighed against any finding of having committed such behaviors or crimes.

]]> Second Chance for Service Act Display Title Second Chance for Service Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States is not automatically barred from becoming a citizen of the United States for having committed certain crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Second Chance for Service Act Introduced in House 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3352ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3352ih.xml 2018-01-22 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.