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Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act

Introduced: September 27, 2007 Introduced by: Schakowsky, Janice D. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Oct 12, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sep 27, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 27, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of: (1) a parent or spouse of an Armed Forces member deployed in Iraq in connection with Operation Freedom or in Afghanistan in connection with Operation Enduring Freedom; or (2) a son or daughter under the age of 21 years old of such Armed Forces member.

Authorizes waiver of specified grounds of inadmissibility for humanitarian purposes, to assure family unity, or when otherwise in the public interest.

What's happening now October 12, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3687: Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3687/
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"H.R. 3687: Safeguarding Families of Soldiers Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3687/.
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