# 119-hr-6355: Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025

119-hr-6355, Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6355
- Congress: 119
- Title: Corporal Fernando Ruiz Baltazar Posthumous Citizenship Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**posthumous U.S. citizenship** for certain Philippine enlistees is created by this bill, which sets who qualifies and what proof federal agencies must provide. It targets noncitizen nationals or aliens who served honorably and died from service-related injury or disease during specified wartime periods. - Families of noncitizen or noncitizen-national servicemembers could receive formal posthumous U.S. citizenship recognition for loved ones who died in service. It specifically covers enlistments in the Philippines from September 1, 1939 to December 31, 1946. - Eligible individuals must have served honorably on active duty and died because of service-related injury or disease, and must meet the general INA requirements or the special Philippines enlistment rule. - The executive department under which the person served must provide a duly authenticated certificate stating the person met the service and death conditions. - For those who enlisted in the Philippines during 1939–1946, the bill removes two statutory barriers by not applying section 319(d) and not applying section 1703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, enabling access to posthumous benefits and clarifying cross-references.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Posthumous citizenship for fallen noncitizen troops: benefit, low. If enacted, families could request posthumous U.S. citizenship for a person who served honorably on active duty while a noncitizen and died from a service‑related injury or disease. It would also cover people who enlisted or were inducted in the Philippines and died between September 1, 1939 and De…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
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- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-6355 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6355)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6355 (as of 2026-04-21).