HRES 685 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.

Introduced Jul 24, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Bill Foster D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2014
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense (DOD) should review exceptions to citizenship, residency, and disqualification standards for enlistment in the Armed Forces to make a determination regarding the enlistment of aliens who possess an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established pursuant to the DHS Secretary's memorandum dated June 15, 2012.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2014 to Sep 16, 2014, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-COJared PolisOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 24, 2014
D-CARaul RuizOriginalJul 24, 2014
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  1. Jul 24, 2014Introduced in House
  2. Jul 24, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

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  1. Jul 24, 2014Introduced in House

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