3.0.0 1078 2022-11-01T15:47:47Z 2022-11-01T15:47:47Z House HR 2019-02-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 1078.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 16 of the U.S. Constitution;Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H1463]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-22T13:39:34Z Referred to 2019-02-07T15:09:00Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-01T16:30:45Z Referred to 2019-02-07T15:09:10Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-08T17:43:14Z Referred to 2019-02-07T15:09:05Z 2019-03-22 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-03-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-02-08 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2019-02-07 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-02-07 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 2019-02-07 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 2019-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. 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[D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2019-09-10 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-09-10 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2019-09-17 False T000484 Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] Xochitl Torres Small D NM 2 2019-10-23 False C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2020-02-25 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2020-02-25 False Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Foreign labor Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Immigration 00 2019-02-07 Introduced in House 2019-10-04T13:16:01Z Repatriate Our Patriots Act

This bill protects certain veterans of the Armed Forces from removal from the United States, and provides such veterans with an expedited procedure for naturalization.

The bill applies to "special veterans," defined as persons who served in the active Armed Forces, who were (1) honorably discharged or released; (2) not convicted of various crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, murder, rape, or terrorism; and (3) not a child abuser or pedophile.

Special veterans shall not be removed from the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall cancel any pending removal proceedings or orders against any such veterans. DHS shall establish a program to permit such veterans who were already removed from the United States to return to as an alien with permanent residence status.

Such veterans shall be entitled to all of the military benefits that they would be entitled to if they had never been removed from the United States.

Special veterans shall be naturalized upon filing an application, paying the relevant fees, and taking an oath of allegiance. DHS shall take steps to ensure such naturalization applications are pending for no longer than 90 days.

]]> Repatriate Our Patriots Act Display Title Repatriate Our Patriots Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Repatriate Our Patriots Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1078ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1078ih.xml 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.