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HR 1781 113th Congress House

Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for special immigrant status for certain spouses and children of employees of the United States Government abroad killed in the line of duty.

Introduced: April 26, 2013 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Immigration Department of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadFamily relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide special immigrant status for the surviving spouse or child of a U.S. government employee killed abroad in the line of duty, provided that: (1) the employee had performed faithful service for at least 15 years; and (2) the principal officer of a Foreign Service establishment (or, in the case of the American Institute of Taiwan, the Director) recommends, and the Secretary of State approves, the granting of such status.

States that this Act shall be effective beginning on January 31, 2013, and shall have retroactive effect.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 3 Republican 3
Brooks, Susan
· Jul 23, 2013
Cartwright, Matt
· Jul 9, 2013
Cicilline, David
· Jun 25, 2013
Radel, Trey
· Jun 18, 2013
Kinzinger, Adam
· May 21, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 9, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2013
KING, PETER
· May 8, 2013
Meadows, Mark
· May 6, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 6, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· May 3, 2013
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 30, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 26, 2013
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 26, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 26, 2013
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 26, 2013
Pierluisi, Pedro
· Apr 26, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Apr 26, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1781: Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1781/
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"H.R. 1781: Mustafa Akarsu Local Guard Force Support Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1781/.
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H.R. 1781, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1781/.
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