Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
Latest action · Oct 9, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-382.
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, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 24, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2008
- Became lawOct 9, 2008Public Law 110-382
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 1, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an Office of the FBI Liaison in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which shall monitor and assist with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) functions related to expeditiously processing naturalization applications filed by or on behalf of: (1) members and former members of the Armed Forces; (2) current spouses of active Armed Forces members and surviving spouses and children of U.S. citizens who died while on active duty; or (3) deceased individuals eligible for posthumous citizenship.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) within six months of receipt of a naturalization application filed by a member of the Armed Forces, or the spouse, surviving spouse, or child of such member: (1) process and adjudicate the application, including background checks; or (2) provide the applicant with an explanation for the inability to meet such deadline and an estimate of the adjudication date.
Requires that: (1) the Director of USCIS report annually to the appropriate congressional subcommittees identifying all such naturalization applications that have not been processed and adjudicated within one year because of background check delays; and (2) the Comptroller General report to Congress regarding the average length of time taken by USCIS to process and adjudicate naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces, deceased members of the Armed Forces, and their spouses and children.
Repeals the provisions of this Act five years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 668 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed416–0 | Sep 28, 2008 |
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2008 to May 6, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Apr 10, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 15, 2008 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Apr 21, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 23, 2008 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 6, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2008Markup May 8, 2008Reported Aug 1, 2008 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2008 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 9, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-382.
- Sep 30, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 28, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10309)
- Sep 28, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 668). (text: CR 9/27/2008 H10257)
- Sep 28, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 28, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 27, 2008Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 27, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10257-10258)
- Sep 27, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2840.
- Sep 27, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Smith (TX) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Sep 25, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 25, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 25, 2008Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sep 24, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9433-9434; text as passed Senate: CR S9433-9434)
- Aug 1, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-440.
- Aug 1, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 936.
- Aug 1, 2008An errata sheet on written report No. 110-440 was printed.
- May 8, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Apr 10, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 | Recorded votes H10309enact | — | Sep 28, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10257, H10258Text printed H10257 | Ciro D. Rodriguez D-TX, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Lamar Smith R-TX, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Sep 27, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9477 | Patrick J. Leahy D-VT | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9433, S9434Amendments S9433 | Ken Salazar D-CO (amendment) | Sep 24, 2008 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 15, 2008S. 2840, Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 8, 2008</p>
- May 15, 2008S. 2840, Military Personnel Citizenship Processing ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 8, 2008
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34388 | Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 17, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7057 | Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2008 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Military Personnel Citizenship Processing Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Citizenship
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Immigration
- Law
- Military dependents
- Military personnel
- Naturalization
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 25, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 25, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 1, 2008Reported to Senate
- Apr 10, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
