HR 150
101th Congress
House
Immigration
Military personnel
Naturalization
Veterans' benefits
War casualties
Posthumous Citizenship for Active Duty Service Act of 1989
Introduced: January 3, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
30 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 1990
Became Public Law No: 101-249.
Mar 6, 1990
Signed by President.
Feb 22, 1990
Presented to President.
Feb 21, 1990
Measure Signed in Senate.
Feb 21, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 20, 1990
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 20, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Feb 1, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 1, 1990
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 438.
Feb 1, 1990
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 11, 1989
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs.
Nov 15, 1989
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 13, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 13, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 13, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 13, 1989
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Nov 13, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 13, 1989
Mr. Smith (TX) demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Nov 13, 1989
Mr. Morrison (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 13, 1989
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 215.
Nov 13, 1989
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 101-350.
Nov 9, 1989
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 9, 1989
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Nov 1, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 1, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Sep 21, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 27, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Posthumous Citizenship for Active Duty Service Act of 1989 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for posthumous naturalization of aliens and noncitizen nationals by reason of death while on active-duty service in the U.S. armed forces during periods of military hostilities.
States that a request for the granting of posthumous citizenship may be filed only by the next-of-kin or another representative determined by the Attorney General.
Requires such request to be filed by the later of: (1) two years after enactment of this Act; or (2) the date of the veteran's death.
States that this Act shall not bestow any immigration benefits upon a spouse, child, or relative of the veteran.
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Became Public Law No: 101-249.
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