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HR 964 107th Congress House

Senior Citizenship Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, pri… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain elderly persons from demonstrating an understanding of the English language and the history, principles, and form of government of the United States as a requirement for naturalization, and to permit certain other elderly persons to take the history and government examination in a language of their choice.

Introduced: March 21, 2001 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Immigration CitizenshipCivics educationEducationEducational tests
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English languageGovernment Operations and PoliticsLanguage and languagesNaturalizationResidence requirementsSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Mar 8, 2001
Introduced in House
Mar 8, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action March 20, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Senior Citizenship Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt certain older persons from the naturalization U.S. history-government and English language requirements, and permit certain other older persons to take such history-government examination in a language other than English.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 10, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 21, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 21, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 964: Senior Citizenship Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-964/
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"H.R. 964: Senior Citizenship Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-964/.
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H.R. 964, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-964/.
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