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S 890 106th Congress Senate

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1999

Official title: A bill to facilitate the naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla units or irregular forces in Laos.

Introduced: April 27, 1999 See on congress.gov
Immigration Administrative feesAdministrative remediesArmed Forces and National SecurityCivics education
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Department of JusticeEast AsiaEconomics and Public FinanceEnglish languageEvidence (Law)FamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGuerrilla warfareHistoryHmong (Asian people)LaosLaotiansLawLimitation of actions
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 27, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 27, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 27, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1999 - Waives the English language requirement and provides special consideration for the civics requirement with respect to the naturalization of certain aliens (or their spouses or widows) who served with special guerilla units in Laos.

Sets forth documentation and eligibility determination requirements.

Limits total entrants to 45,000.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 371 Procedurally related Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 11, 2000
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 890: Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-890/
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"S. 890: Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-890/.
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