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HR 3987 108th Congress House Immigration Cambodia Citizenship East Asia Immigrants Laos North Korea Residence requirements South Korea Thailand Vietnam

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.

Introduced: March 17, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Mar 17, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer automatic citizenship on aliens residing in the United States in lawful permanent resident status pursuant to a classification petition approved under a provision that gives preferential treatment to persons born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand after 1950 and before October 22, 1982, who were fathered by U.S. citizens.

What's happening now April 2, 2004

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 16, 2004
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 20, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3987: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3987/
MLA
"H.R. 3987: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3987/.
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H.R. 3987, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3987/.
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[H.R. 3987: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3987/)
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