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.
USA115th CongressHR-887| House
| Updated: 12/13/2018
Walter B. Jones
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (1)
Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10152-10153)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10152-10153)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10152-10153)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration
AsiaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependentsPhilippines
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.
USA115th CongressHR-887| House
| Updated: 12/13/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10152-10153)
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10152-10153)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10152-10153)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Walter B. Jones
Republican Representative
North Carolina
Cosponsors (1)
Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Immigration
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AsiaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependentsPhilippines