US Congress House Bill 3449 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-09-17 - Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend posthumous citizenship to an otherwise qualified noncitizen who enlisted, reenlisted, extended enlistment, or was inducted into the U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines and died as a result of such active duty service during the period September 1, 1939-December 31, 1946. The executive department under which a person served shall determine whether the person satisfied the requirements for posthumous citizenship. Specified naturalization and other posthumous benefit provisions shall not apply to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of such a person.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.

Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-17	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2015-09-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-09-16	House	Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Discharged.
2015-09-09	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-09-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-09-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3449/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3449/BILLS-114hr3449ih.pdf