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To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment in the Armed Forces of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States, but who are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and to provide a mechanism by which such aliens, by reason of their honorable service in the Armed Forces, may be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

USA115th CongressHR-60| House 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
Jeff Denham

Jeff Denham

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (228)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Devin Nunes (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Rob Bishop (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Trey Gowdy (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Ron Estes (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Joe Barton (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act This bill authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2012, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security shall adjust the status of an alien enlisted under such authority to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act applicable to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. The bill rescinds such lawful permanent resident status if the alien is separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions before serving the term of enlistment.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Border security and unlawful immigrationImmigration status and proceduresMilitary personnel and dependents

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment in the Armed Forces of certain aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States, but who are otherwise qualified for enlistment, and to provide a mechanism by which such aliens, by reason of their honorable service in the Armed Forces, may be lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

USA115th CongressHR-60| House 
| Updated: 1/3/2017
Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or the ENLIST Act This bill authorizes the enlistment in the Armed Forces of aliens unlawfully present in the United States on December 31, 2012, who: (1) have been continuously present in the United States since such date; (2) were younger than 15 years of age when they initially entered the United States; and (3) are otherwise eligible for original enlistment in a regular component of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security shall adjust the status of an alien enlisted under such authority to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act applicable to aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. The bill rescinds such lawful permanent resident status if the alien is separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions before serving the term of enlistment.
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jeff Denham

Jeff Denham

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (228)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Chris Stewart (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Clay Higgins (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ryan K. Zinke (Republican)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Kay Granger (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (Republican)Devin Nunes (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Don Young (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Brett Guthrie (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)Tim Murphy (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Lynn Jenkins (Republican)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Rob Bishop (Republican)Mike Bishop (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Paul Mitchell (Independent)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)H. Morgan Griffith (Republican)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Darrell Issa (Republican)John B. Larson (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Ann Wagner (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Tom Rice (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Roger Williams (Republican)Gene Green (Democratic)Trey Gowdy (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)David G. Reichert (Republican)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Bill Shuster (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Patrick J. Tiberi (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Ron Estes (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Jason Lewis (Republican)Denny Heck (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Thomas J. Rooney (Republican)Henry Cuellar (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Larry Bucshon (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Tom Reed (Republican)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Joe Barton (Republican)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Harold Rogers (Republican)Grace Meng (Democratic)Jack Bergman (Republican)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationImmigration status and proceduresMilitary personnel and dependents