# 115-hr-887: 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.

115-hr-887, 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., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by WALTER JONES (R-NC); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-887
- Congress: 115
- Title: 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.
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2017-02-06
- Sponsor: WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6450: Old Glory Only Act
- 115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act
- 115-hr-6134: Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act
- 115-hr-5747: Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5358: DRIVE-Safe Act
- 115-hr-5343: Prescription Transparency Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-887 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/887)

## Related
- [115-hr-6450: Old Glory Only Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6450)
- [115-hr-6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6417)
- [115-hr-6134: Equal Protection of Unaccompanied Minors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6134)
- [115-hr-5747: Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5747)
- [115-hr-5358: DRIVE-Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5358)
- [115-hr-5343: Prescription Transparency Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5343)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-887 (as of 2025-11-18).