3.0.0 717 2024-07-24T15:23:51Z 2024-07-24T15:23:51Z House H HR 2023-02-01 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 717.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artcle 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:Immigration[Page H629]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2023-02-01T15:03:10Z 2023-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2023-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 34 N F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2023-02-01 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2023-02-01 True C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2023-02-01 True S000168 Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] Maria Salazar R FL Elvira 27 2023-02-01 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2023-02-01 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2023-02-01 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 32 2023-02-01 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2023-02-01 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2023-02-01 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] Juan Vargas D CA 52 2023-02-01 True L000593 Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] Mike Levin D CA 49 2023-02-01 True N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2023-02-01 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-02-01 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2023-02-01 True K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2023-02-02 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2023-02-02 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] Ted Lieu D CA 36 2023-02-07 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-03-01 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] Jim Costa D CA 21 2023-07-12 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2023-07-12 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2023-10-24 False Immigration Immigration 2023-02-24T15:15:19Z 00 2023-02-01 Introduced in House 2023-04-08T01:08:23Z 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 may not be removed from the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must cancel any pending removal proceedings or orders against any such veterans. DHS must also establish a program to permit such veterans who were already removed from the United States to return to as lawful permanent residents.

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

]]> Repatriate Our Patriots Act Display Title 45 Repatriate Our Patriots Act 2024-07-24T15:23:51Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Repatriate Our Patriots Act 2024-05-24T13:42:37Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:16:51Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr717ih/xml/BILLS-118hr717ih.xml 2023-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.