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Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act

Introduced: February 1, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Jan 19, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Dec 14, 2005
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Dec 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2537-2538)
Dec 14, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to use the fingerprints provided by an individual at the time of military enlistment to satisfy any fingerprint requirements as part of an application for naturalization if the individual: (1) may be naturalized under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (2) was fingerprinted in accordance with requirements of the Department of Defense (DOD) at the time of enlistment; and (3) submits an application for naturalization within 12 months after the date of enlistment.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the position of Citizenship Advocate at each military entry processing station to provide information to members of the Armed Forces on the naturalization process.

What's happening now February 16, 2006

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3947 Related bill Soldiers to Citizens Act
  • S 2097 Identical bill Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Feb 1, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4533: Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4533/
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"H.R. 4533: Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4533/.
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H.R. 4533, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4533/.
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