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HR 932 113th Congress House

Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to protect the well-being of soldiers and their families, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2013 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Immigration Citizenship and naturalizationImmigration status and proceduresMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependents
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Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act - States that any person who serves or has served under honorable conditions as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of contingency operations shall be eligible for naturalization as if the person had served during a period of presidentially-designated military hostilities.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to extend the period for filing a naturalization application to one year after completion of eligible military service.

Exempts from worldwide immigrant visa numerical limitations an alien who is eligible for a family-sponsored immigrant visa and is either the spouse or child of a permanent resident alien who is serving in the Armed Forces.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to permanent resident status an alien who is a parent, spouse, child, son or daughter, or minor sibling of a person who is serving or has served in the Armed Forces under honorable conditions. Permits posthumous benefits under specified circumstances.

States that with respect to a removal proceeding under INA: (1) a notice to appear shall not be issued against an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces without the Secretary's prior approval; (2) the Secretary, in determining whether to issue a notice, shall consider the alien's eligibility for naturalization, military service record, grounds of deportability, and any hardship to the Armed Forces, the alien, and his or her family if the alien were to be placed in removal proceedings; and (3) an alien who serves or has served under honorable conditions in the Armed Forces shall not be removed from the United States under specified grounds.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 932: Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-932/
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"H.R. 932: Support and Defend Our Military Personnel and Their Families Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-932/.
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H.R. 932, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-932/.
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