HR 1183 United States House · 117th Congress

Honoring the Oath Act of 2021

Summary
Honoring the Oath Act of 2021  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.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Last action Mar 29, 2022
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Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
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.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Introduced
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lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

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