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HR 2623 107th Congress House Immigration Armed Forces and National Security Citizenship Military personnel War casualties

Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2001

Introduced: July 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2002
For Further Action See H.R. 2215.
Apr 17, 2002
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Apr 17, 2002
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 6, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jul 25, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 25, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend until two years after the later of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the person's death the deadline for the Attorney General to approve a request to grant posthumous citizenship to individuals who die while on active-duty military service.
What's happening now November 2, 2002

For Further Action See H.R. 2215.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 12 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 17, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 9, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2002
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 29, 2002
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2002
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 4, 2001
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 27, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 13, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 6, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 12, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 25, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2623: Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2623/
MLA
"H.R. 2623: Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2623/.
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H.R. 2623, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2623/.
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