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House Bill 5151
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Honoring the Oath Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Nov 18, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 18, 2019
Latest Action
Dec 19, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5151
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Mark Takano
California
Democrat
Gil Cisneros
California
Democrat
Juan Vargas
California
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
California
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Michigan
Democrat
Albio Sires
New Jersey
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
New York
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Oregon
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Wisconsin
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Honoring the Oath Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Military Family Immigration Advisory Committee and modifies the naturalization procedures for a noncitizen in the Armed Forces.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall notify the committee when any individual in removal proceedings is a (1) member of the Armed Forces, (2) veteran, or (3) noncitizen spouse or minor child of such an Armed Forces member or veteran. The committee shall review the case of any such individual and make recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice as to how the case should be resolved. Such an individual shall not be removed until the committee has provided its recommendations.

DHS and the Department of Defense shall jointly carry out a program allowing a noncitizen individual who serves on active duty in the Armed Forces (and any noncitizen spouse or minor children of the individual) to become a U.S. citizen if the individual is not otherwise ineligible for citizenship. The Armed Forces member shall be given the opportunity to apply for citizenship during the accession process into the Armed Forces. DHS shall adjudicate such an individual's application by the last day of the individual's active service in the Armed Forces.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
November 18, 2019
Related Bills (1)
Oct 28, 2019
Introduced in House
43
Sponsorship
House Bill 4890
Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (3)
12/19/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
11/18/2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Armed Services, 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.
11/18/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Oct 28, 2022 2:00:29 AM
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