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HR 2117 111th Congress House

Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act

Official title: To amend title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish financial literacy education programs for newly naturalized citizens of the United States.

Introduced: April 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Adult education and literacyCitizenship and naturalizationFinancial literacy
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 27, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to add to the list of adult education and literacy programs for which certain grants must be used programs of financial literacy education for newly naturalized citizens to help them achieve financial literacy through instruction on such matters as banking, retirement savings, managing credit, as well as predatory lending, identity theft, and other financial abuse schemes.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2117: Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2117/
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"H.R. 2117: Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2117/.
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H.R. 2117, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2117/.
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