3.0.0 3563 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BARRAGAN:H.R. 3563.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 1 and 8[Page H6578]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-06T20:18:56Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:12:15Z 2017-09-06 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 N G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2017-07-28 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2017-07-28 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2017-07-28 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-01-29 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2018-01-29 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2018-01-30 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2018-02-06 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-02-06 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-03-08 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal procedure and sentencing Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents Veterans' organizations and recognition Immigration 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2018-02-09T21:30:33Z Veterans' Pathway to Citizenship Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a current or former member of the Armed Forces who would be eligible for naturalization but is not because of failure to complete a specified period of residence or physical presence within the United States or failure to maintain lawful permanent resident status shall be deemed to be a lawful permanent resident and to have fulfilled any residency and physical presence requirements solely for naturalization purposes.

With respect to any such individual seeking naturalization: (1) a prior removal may be not taken into account for purposes of any immigration benefit or in determining deportability or inadmissibility, and (2) an offense for which a pardon was received may not be taken into account for naturalization purposes unless the offense was the same offense that caused the individual's separation from the Armed Forces in any manner other than honorable.

A military recruiter or officer overseeing an enlistment shall inform every recruit of, and the Department of Homeland Security shall provide every separating member of the Armed Forces with notice of, naturalization options and available naturalization assistance services.

In the case of a current or former member of the Armed Forces who would be eligible for naturalization but is not because of failure to timely file an application for naturalization, a subsequently filed naturalization application shall be reviewed as if it were timely filed. This provision is repealed one year after the date of enactment of the bill.

]]> Veterans' Pathway to Citizenship Act of 2017 Display Title Veterans' Pathway to Citizenship Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to recognize the service of veterans of the armed forces by providing a more navigable and accommodating pathway for veterans honorably discharged from the United States military to naturalize and seek citizenship, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Pathway to Citizenship Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3563ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3563ih.xml 2017-09-06 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.