HR 1275 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Introduced Mar 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Martin Frost D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 6, 2003 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting naturalization through service in the armed forces to: (1) reduce the required service from three years to two years; and (2) prohibit the imposition of a naturalization fee.

Provides for overseas naturalization proceedings for members of the armed forces.

Cosponsors 79

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2003 to Jul 23, 2003.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 18, 2003
D-PRAnibal Acevedo-VilaMar 18, 2003
D-MABarney FrankMar 18, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickMar 18, 2003
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezMar 18, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsMar 18, 2003
D-TXChris BellMar 18, 2003
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezMar 18, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 18, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMar 18, 2003
D-AZEd PastorMar 18, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 18, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsMar 18, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyMar 18, 2003
D-TXGene GreenMar 18, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 18, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisMar 18, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanMar 18, 2003
D-MOIke SkeltonMar 18, 2003
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenMar 18, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernMar 18, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 18, 2003
D-TXJim TurnerMar 18, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoMar 18, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMar 18, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMar 18, 2003
D-ILLane EvansMar 18, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezMar 18, 2003
D-NYMichael R. McNultyMar 18, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallMar 18, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 18, 2003
D-NJRobert MenendezMar 18, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 18, 2003
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMar 18, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizMar 18, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisMar 18, 2003
D-CATom LantosMar 18, 2003
D-CAXavier BecerraMar 18, 2003
R-CADevin NunesMar 25, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonMar 25, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaMar 25, 2003
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartMar 25, 2003
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartMar 25, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 25, 2003
D-OHTim RyanMar 25, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumMar 27, 2003
R-TXHenry BonillaMar 27, 2003
D-CACalvin M. DooleyApr 3, 2003
D-CAJane HarmanApr 3, 2003
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 3, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezApr 3, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaApr 3, 2003
D-NJRush HoltApr 3, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceApr 9, 2003
D-NCFrank W. Ballance Jr.Apr 9, 2003
D-CAJoe BacaApr 9, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Apr 9, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonApr 9, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyApr 9, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelApr 9, 2003
D-CASam FarrApr 9, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenApr 9, 2003
D-TNJim CooperApr 10, 2003
D-NCBob EtheridgeApr 29, 2003
D-CABrad ShermanApr 29, 2003
R-NMHeather WilsonApr 29, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanApr 29, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottApr 29, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyApr 29, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanApr 29, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyApr 29, 2003
D-NYGary L. AckermanApr 30, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerApr 30, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelMay 1, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeMay 7, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMay 7, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelMay 8, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMay 22, 2003
D-MOKaren McCarthyJul 23, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2003
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Apr 28, 2003Hearings May 6, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Apr 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
  3. Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Mar 13, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—HOUSE MILITARY NATURALIZATION BILLS47 pagesJudiciary CommitteeMay 6, 2003

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House

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