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Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007

Introduced: March 7, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 7, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2803-2804)
Mar 7, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise provisions respecting: (1) immigration service fees; and (2) naturalization testing.

Prohibits an applicant or petitioner for U.S. permanent residence or citizenship from being required to use an electronic method to file any application to, or access a customer account.

Requires: (1) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study and report on naturalization background checks; and (2) the Attorney General to make reasonable efforts to complete background checks of applicants for temporary or permanent residence or citizenship within 90 days.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a national citizenship promotion program to assist lawful permanent resident aliens become citizens.

What's happening now March 7, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1379 Related bill Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 11, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 795: Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-795/
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"S. 795: Citizenship Promotion Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-795/.
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