# 117-hr-7028: Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act

117-hr-7028, Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7028
- Congress: 117
- Title: Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2022-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Security for Military Spouses Act This bill waives for certain military spouses a residency requirement pertaining to naturalization, specifically the requirement that the applicant must have resided for at least three months in the state or service district where the naturalization application is filed. Under the bill, this residency requirement shall not apply to an applicant who is (1) a lawful permanent resident, and (2) the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the United States.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6613: Keeping School Meals Flexible Act
- 117-hr-6571: TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7028 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7028)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6852)
- [117-hr-6613: Keeping School Meals Flexible Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6613)
- [117-hr-6571: TSA Security Threat Assessment Application Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6571)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7028 (as of 2025-11-18).