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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. STRICKLAND:H.R. 3274.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to providethat the 3-month State residency requirement for applicantsor naturalized citizenship do not apply with respect tospouses of members of the Armed Forces serving on active dutyat a location in the United States, and or other purposes.[Page H2313]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act</strong></p> <p>This bill waives for certain military spouses a residency requirement pertaining to naturalization, specifically the requirement that the applicant must have resided for at least three months in the state or service district where the naturalization application is filed. </p> <p>Under the bill, this residency requirement shall not apply to an applicant who is (1) a lawful permanent resident, and (2) the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the United States.</p>]]></text>
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