# 115-hr-3352: Second Chance for Service Act

115-hr-3352, Second Chance for Service Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3352
- Congress: 115
- Title: Second Chance for Service Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2017-07-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Second Chance for Service Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces is not barred from becoming a U.S. citizen on the grounds of not being a person of good moral character based upon specified behaviors or having committed certain crimes, excluding crimes relating to murder, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child pornography, prostitution, trafficking in persons, and national security. In determining whether an applicant is of good moral character, the applicant's honorable service shall be weighed against any finding of having committed such behaviors or crimes.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- 115-hr-5011: Election Security Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-3352 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3352)

## Related
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6033: International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6033)
- [115-hr-5374: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5374)
- [115-hr-5087: Assault Weapons Ban of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5087)
- [115-hr-5011: Election Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5011)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3352 (as of 2025-11-18).