# 114-hr-6198: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

114-hr-6198, To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6198
- Congress: 114
- Title: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2016-09-28
- Sponsor: JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits any alien from being naturalized until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS shall, upon completion of such digitization and prior to naturalizing an alien who has a application pending on the date of enactment of this bill, review the alien's eligibility for naturalization using the updated IDENT. The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to require a DHS officer or employee who has good cause to believe that a naturalized citizen has illegally or by misrepresentation procured such status to refer such case to the Department of Justice for denaturalization proceedings.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-6198 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6198)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3880)
- [114-hr-3516: Social Security Beneficiary 2nd Amendment Rights Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3516)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-427: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-427)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6198 (as of 2025-11-18).