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HR 1691 108th Congress House Immigration Armed Forces and National Security Citizenship Families Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Military dependents Military personnel Public records War casualties

To expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.

Introduced: April 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Apr 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 9, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that a request for the granting of posthumous citizenship to a member of the armed forces who died from an active service-related injury or disease incurred during a period of military hostilities shall be filed on behalf of that person by the Secretary of Defense with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services in the Department of Homeland Security immediately upon the death of that person. (Current law provides for such filing by the next-of-kin or other representative.)
What's happening now May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 783 Identical bill A bill to expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 9, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1691: To expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1691/
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"H.R. 1691: To expedite the granting of posthumous citizenship to members of the United States Armed Forces.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1691/.
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H.R. 1691, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1691/.
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