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.
Sponsored By: Representative Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
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Summary
This bill extends 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 beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31, 1946. The executive department under which an individual served must determine whether the individual satisfied the requirements for posthumous citizenship under this bill. Specified naturalization and other posthumous benefit provisions shall not apply to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of such an individual.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/25/2022
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 2/18/2022
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 3/29/2022
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/29/2022
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/22/2022
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