[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3278 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3278

 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien 
who is serving, or has served, in the Armed Forces of the United States 
on the application of any such alien for an immigration benefit or the 
 placement of any such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 9, 2023

 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify each alien 
who is serving, or has served, in the Armed Forces of the United States 
on the application of any such alien for an immigration benefit or the 
 placement of any such alien in an immigration enforcement proceeding, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigrant Veterans Eligibility 
Tracking System Act'' or the ``I-VETS Act''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFYING ALIENS CONNECTED TO THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Upon the application by an alien for an 
immigration benefit or the placement of an alien in an immigration 
enforcement proceeding, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) determine whether the alien is serving, or has served, 
        as a member of--
                    (A) a regular or reserve component of the Armed 
                Forces of the United States on active duty; or
                    (B) a reserve component of the Armed Forces in an 
                active status; and
            (2) with respect to the immigration and naturalization 
        records of the Department of Homeland Security relating to an 
        alien who is serving, or has served, as a member of the Armed 
        Forces described in paragraph (1), annotate such records--
                    (A) to reflect that membership; and
                    (B) to afford an opportunity to track the outcomes 
                for each such alien.
    (b) Prohibition on Use of Information for Removal.--Information 
gathered under subsection (a) may not be used for the purpose of 
removing an alien from the United States.
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