HR 1714 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Armed Forces Citizenship Act of 2003

Introduced Apr 10, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Doc Hastings R-WA

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.

IntroducedApr 10, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Armed Forces Citizenship Act of 2003 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act respecting naturalization through service in the armed forces to: (1) eliminate the three-year service requirement; (2) prohibit the imposition of a naturalization fee; (3) provide for overseas naturalization proceedings for members of the armed forces; and (4) provide for revocation of citizenship for separation from military service under other than honorable conditions (such ground for revocation shall be in addition to any other provided by law).

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2003 to May 20, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-NY	Edolphus Towns	Apr 12, 2003
R-WA	George R. Nethercutt Jr.	Apr 12, 2003
R-WA	Jennifer Dunn	Apr 12, 2003
R-KS	Jerry Moran	Apr 12, 2003
R-TX	John Abney Culberson	Apr 12, 2003
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Apr 12, 2003
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Apr 12, 2003
D-WA	Norman D. Dicks	Apr 12, 2003
R-CT	Rob Simmons	Apr 12, 2003
R-NM	Stevan Pearce	Apr 12, 2003
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter	Apr 12, 2003
R-CA	Christopher Cox	Apr 29, 2003
R-CA	David Dreier	Apr 29, 2003
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Apr 29, 2003
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Apr 29, 2003
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Apr 29, 2003
R-CA	Randy (Duke) Cunningham	Apr 29, 2003
R-CO	Scott McInnis	Apr 29, 2003
D-NY	Steve Israel	Apr 29, 2003
R-OK	Tom Cole	Apr 29, 2003
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Apr 29, 2003
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	May 1, 2003
R-FL	Ric Keller	May 1, 2003
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor	May 6, 2003
D-HI	Ed Case	May 6, 2003
R-FL	Mark Foley	May 6, 2003
R-FL	Porter J. Goss	May 6, 2003
D-WA	Adam Smith	May 9, 2003
D-AZ	Ed Pastor	May 9, 2003
D-AS	Eni F. H. Faleomavaega	May 9, 2003
R-GA	John Linder	May 9, 2003
D-WA	Rick Larsen	May 9, 2003
D-WI	Gerald D. Kleczka	May 20, 2003
D-NY	Major R. Owens	May 20, 2003
R-NY	Thomas M. Reynolds	May 20, 2003

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Apr 10, 2003
	Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee	Referred Apr 29, 2003Hearings May 6, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 6, 2003Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3057-3058)
Apr 10, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H3058	Doc Hastings R-WA	Apr 10, 2003

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.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
—	HOUSE MILITARY NATURALIZATION BILLS47 pages	Judiciary Committee	May 6, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to naturalization through service in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Short Titles as Introduced: Armed Forces Citizenship Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House

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