Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act This bill directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure that various naturalization-related services are available at a U.S. port of entry, embassy, or consulate that is accessible to noncitizen veterans. Specifically, USCIS must ensure that naturalization examinations, biometric collections, and naturalization ceremonies are available at such locations for noncitizen veterans. Such services must be available to a noncitizen veteran who has been removed from the United States or is inadmissible.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigrationCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' pensions and compensation
Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act
USA116th CongressS-3294| Senate
| Updated: 2/13/2020
Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act This bill directs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to ensure that various naturalization-related services are available at a U.S. port of entry, embassy, or consulate that is accessible to noncitizen veterans. Specifically, USCIS must ensure that naturalization examinations, biometric collections, and naturalization ceremonies are available at such locations for noncitizen veterans. Such services must be available to a noncitizen veteran who has been removed from the United States or is inadmissible.
Border security and unlawful immigrationCitizenship and naturalizationCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresVeterans' pensions and compensation