P.R.O.U.D. Act
Latest action · Aug 19, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; or the P.R.O.U.D. Act - Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to provide for the naturalization of certain graduates of U.S. high schools who are under 25 years of age on the date of application for naturalization.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2009 to Oct 22, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Jul 16, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-CO | John T. Salazar | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jul 17, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 21, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Oct 22, 2009 |
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 Jun 3, 2009 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Aug 19, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2009Referred 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.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization for certain high school graduates.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- P.R.O.U.D. Act
- People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2009Introduced in House
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.
