A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem any person who has received an award from the Armed Forces of the United States for engagement in active combat or active participation in combat to have satisfied certain requirements for naturalization.
Latest action · May 23, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem any person who has received an award from the U.S. Armed Forces for engagement in active combat or active participation in combat to have satisfied specified naturalization requirements.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 11, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jun 11, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- May 23, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3857)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2013Introduced in Senate
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