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HR 2363 111th Congress House Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Commemorative events and holidays

Proud to Be an American Citizen Act

Introduced: May 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
May 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proud to Be an American Citizen Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to make funds available annually to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or to approved public or private nonprofit entities to support public ceremonies for administering oaths of allegiance to naturalizing legal immigrants.

States that such ceremonies shall: (1) be held on a date that is on or near Independence Day; and (2) include appropriate outreach, ceremonial, and celebratory activities.

Specifies: (1) ceremony fund limits ($5,000); and (2) permitted fund uses.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

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

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Jun 26, 2009
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 25, 2009
Delahunt, Bill
· May 12, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 12, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 12, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 12, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 12, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2363: Proud to Be an American Citizen Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2363/
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"H.R. 2363: Proud to Be an American Citizen Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2363/.
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H.R. 2363, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2363/.
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