Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 4, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedOct 7, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015
Amends citizenship and residency qualifications for enlistment in the armed forces to permit enlistment of additional persons who: (1) have resided continuously in a lawful status in the United States for at least two years, or (2) possess an employment authorization document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy entitled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Requires authorized enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence to be adjusted to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under an exception to specified provisions of Immigration and Nationality Act. (Such enlistees need not establish that they entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972, or comply with other specified requirements.)
Directs DHS to rescind such adjusted status if the person is separated from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions before the person served for a period or periods aggregating five years.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2015 to Feb 1, 2016, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Oct 7, 2015 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Oct 7, 2015 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Oct 7, 2015 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Dec 16, 2015 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Feb 1, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 3, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Oct 7, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 7, 2015Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2160 | Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015 | Related bill | Oct 7, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2015Introduced in House
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