Fight for the American Dream Act
Sponsored By: Representative Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced
Summary
Expand military enlistment and naturalization for DACA-era and other noncitizen service members. This bill would allow people with a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals employment authorization document to enlist and would rewrite military naturalization rules to cover service in the Selected Reserve and active duty more clearly.
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- DACA recipients: People who hold a DACA employment authorization document would be eligible to enlist in the armed forces at the time of enlistment.
- Service members seeking citizenship: Individuals who serve in the Selected Reserve or on active duty would have a clarified path to naturalization with updated definitions of "active status" and clearer rules about separation and eligibility.
- Territories and compact states: The naturalization rules would explicitly include service tied to American Samoa, Swains Island, and the freely associated States.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
DACA work permit holders could enlist
This bill would let people with a DACA work permit enlist in the U.S. military. You would need to hold the valid work permit at the time you sign up. The text shown does not include dates, extra steps, or funding details.
Wider citizenship path for military service
This bill would update the way service members can become citizens. If you served in the Selected Reserve or on active duty, you could qualify under this path. It adds places like American Samoa, Swains Island, and the freely associated states. You would still need to meet the service and separation rules it references.
Would end older military naturalization route
This bill would repeal an older military naturalization section of immigration law (INA 328). People who planned to use that route could lose that option. The text shown does not state any transition rules or dates.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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