# 114-hr-3698: Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015

114-hr-3698, Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3698
- Congress: 114
- Title: Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Introduced: 2015-10-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Military Enlistment Opportunity Act of 2015 Amends citizenship and residency qualifications for enlistment in the armed forces to permit enlistment of additional persons who: (1) have resided continuously in a lawful status in the United States for at least two years, or (2) possess an employment authorization document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under requirements of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy entitled Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Requires authorized enlistees who are not citizens or other nationals of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence to be adjusted to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence under an exception to specified provisions of Immigration and Nationality Act. (Such enlistees need not establish that they entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972, or comply with other specified requirements.) Directs DHS to rescind such adjusted status if the person is separated from the armed forces under other than honorable conditions before the person served for a period or periods aggregating five years.

## Cosponsors (7)

- PETER KING (R-NY), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2015-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3698 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3698)

## Related
- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
- [114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2902)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3698 (as of 2025-11-18).