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Senior Citizenship Act of 2006

Introduced: July 17, 2006 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 17, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Senior Citizenship Act of 2006 - 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.

What's happening now July 17, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5819: Senior Citizenship Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5819/
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"H.R. 5819: Senior Citizenship Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5819/.
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H.R. 5819, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5819/.
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