Repatriate Our Patriots Act
Latest action · Feb 1, 2023 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repatriate Our Patriots Act
This bill protects certain veterans of the Armed Forces from removal from the United States and provides such veterans with an expedited procedure for naturalization.
The bill applies to special veterans, defined as persons who served in the active Armed Forces who were (1) honorably discharged or released; (2) not convicted of various crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, murder, rape, or terrorism; and (3) not a child abuser or pedophile.
Special veterans may not be removed from the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must cancel any pending removal proceedings or orders against any such veterans. DHS must also establish a program to permit such veterans who were already removed from the United States to return to as lawful permanent residents.
Special veterans shall be naturalized upon filing an application, paying the relevant fees, and taking an oath of allegiance. DHS must take steps to ensure such naturalization applications are pending for no longer than 90 days.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2023 to Oct 24, 2023; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Feb 1, 2023 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Feb 2, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 2, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 7, 2023 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 1, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Oct 24, 2023 |
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 Feb 1, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 1, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 21, February 1, 2023, page H629.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48163 | Foreign Nationals in the U.S. Armed Forces: Immigration Issues | Report | May 13, 2026 |
| R43366 | U.S. Naturalization Policy | Report | Apr 15, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4382 | Repatriate Our Patriots Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the removal from the United States of certain veterans, to expedite their naturalization, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Repatriate Our Patriots Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2023Introduced 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.
