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HR 218 112th Congress House Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Elementary and secondary education U.S. history

P.R.O.U.D. Act

Introduced: February 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 24, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Jan 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now January 24, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 9, 2012
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 26, 2012
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2011
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 14, 2011
OLVER, JOHN
· Jun 2, 2011
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Apr 8, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 18, 2011
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Feb 14, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 8, 2011
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Feb 8, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jan 20, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 218: P.R.O.U.D. Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-218/
MLA
"H.R. 218: P.R.O.U.D. Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-218/.
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H.R. 218, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-218/.
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