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2022-12-30T17:47:43Z
2022-12-30T17:47:43Z
House
HR
2021-06-14
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of California:H.R. 3881.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H2746]
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Judiciary Committee
House
Standing
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Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2022-11-01T16:01:31Z
  - Referred to
2021-06-14T21:03:15Z
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Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Committee
- 2021-06-14
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Judiciary Committee
- 2021-06-14
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
MIKE
THOMPSON
D
CA
5
N
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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Joe
Neguse
D
CO
2
2022-05-17
False
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Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Ted
Lieu
D
CA
33
2022-06-07
False
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Mark
Takano
D
CA
41
2022-06-13
False
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Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Pete
Aguilar
D
CA
31
2022-10-28
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
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2021-06-14
Introduced in House
2021-07-28T22:33:50Z
Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
This bill provides immigration-related benefits and protections for certain Armed Forces veterans.
Any person who 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. (Contingency operations are operations where Armed Forces members are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities, or that result in the call to active duty.)
The bill also extends the period for filing a naturalization application from six months to one year after completing eligible military service.
An alien eligible for a family-sponsored visa and is either the spouse or child of a permanent resident alien serving in the Armed Forces shall be exempt from worldwide visa numerical limitations.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may adjust to permanent resident status an alien who is a parent, spouse, adult or minor child, or minor sibling of a person who has served in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions.
DHS must give prior approval before a notice to appear in a removal proceeding may be issued against an alien veteran who has served honorably. Before giving such approval, DHS shall consider factors such as the alien's record of service and any hardship to the Armed Forces or the alien or family members if placed in removal proceedings. Such an alien may not be removed based on certain grounds of inadmissibility or a prior order of removal.

Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
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Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
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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
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Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2021-06-14T04:00:00Z
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2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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