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HR 2681 111th Congress House

P.R.O.U.D. Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for naturalization for certain high school graduates.

Introduced: June 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
Immigration Citizenship and naturalizationElementary and secondary educationU.S. history
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Jun 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 19, 2009

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

People Resolved to Obtain an Understanding of Democracy Act; or the P.R.O.U.D. Act - Amends the Immigration and Naturalization Act to provide for the naturalization of certain graduates of U.S. high schools who are under 25 years of age on the date of application for naturalization.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 30, 2009
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 27, 2009
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 23, 2009
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2681: P.R.O.U.D. Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2681/
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"H.R. 2681: P.R.O.U.D. Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2681/.
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H.R. 2681, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2681/.
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