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HR 2309 102th Congress House Immigration Aliens Armed Forces and National Security Naturalization Veterans' disability compensation

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise certain health requirements regarding the admission of certain disabled veterans and to revise the period of active military service required…

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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise certain health requirements regarding the admission of certain disabled veterans and to revise the period of active military service required for a veteran to qualify for naturalization.

Introduced: May 13, 1991 See on congress.gov
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May 16, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.
May 13, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
May 13, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain service-connected disabilities as health-related grounds for denying an alien admission into the United States.

Provides with regard to naturalization through armed forces service for: (1) a reduction in qualifying service time from three years to two years; and (2) eligibility based on any period of service in the case of a service-connected disability.

What's happening now May 16, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and Refugees.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 6, 1991
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 6, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2309: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise certain health requirements regarding the admission of certain disabled veterans and to revise the period of active military service required for a veteran to qualify for naturalization.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2309/
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"H.R. 2309: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise certain health requirements regarding the admission of certain disabled veterans and to revise the period of active military service required for a veteran to qualify for naturalization.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2309/.
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H.R. 2309, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2309/.
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