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HR 3959 107th Congress House

Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require the Immigration and Naturalization Service to verify whether an ali… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to require the Immigration and Naturalization Service to verify whether an alien has an immigration status rendering the alien eligible for service in the Armed Forces of the United States and to achieve parity between the immigration status required for employment as an airport security screener and the immigration status required for service in the Armed Forces, and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit naturalization through active-duty military service during Operation Enduring Freedom.

Introduced: March 13, 2002 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Mar 13, 2002
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2002
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to: (1) require the Immigration and Naturalization Service, upon a Federal agency airport security screener-related inquiry, to verify whether an alien has an immigration status that would render such alien eligible to serve in the United States Armed Forces; and (2) state that such an alien's immigration status would not make him or her ineligible for an airport security screener's position.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization through active-duty service during Operation Enduring Freedom (such period to begin as of September 19, 2001).

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3959: Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3959/
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"H.R. 3959: Military Standards for Airport Security Screeners Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3959/.
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H.R. 3959, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3959/.
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