NATS Act
Latest action · Sep 21, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Naturalization at Training Sites Act of 2016 or the NATS Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, to establish a naturalization office with trained personnel at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces.
The military department concerned shall: (1) identify members of the Armed Forces who are not U.S. citizens and inform them of the availability of naturalization services at such offices; and (2) pending establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, assign new non-citizen members of the Armed Forces to an initial military training site that has such an office.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2016 to Sep 28, 2016, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | Sep 21, 2016 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Sep 21, 2016 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 21, 2016 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Sep 21, 2016 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 21, 2016 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 28, 2016 |
Actions 2
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- Sep 21, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 21, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Sep 21, 2016Introduced in House
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