Skip to main content
HRES 685 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the…

Show full title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.

Introduced: July 24, 2014 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 113th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 24, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 24, 2014
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense (DOD) should review exceptions to citizenship, residency, and disqualification standards for enlistment in the Armed Forces to make a determination regarding the enlistment of aliens who possess an employment authorization document issued under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established pursuant to the DHS Secretary's memorandum dated June 15, 2012.

What's happening now July 24, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 10
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 16, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 28, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 24, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 24, 2014
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 24, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 24, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jul 24, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 24, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 24, 2014
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 24, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 24, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 24, 2014
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 685: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-685/
MLA
"H. Res. 685: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-685/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 685, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-685/.
Markdown link
[H. Res. 685: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of Defense should review section 504 of title 10, United States Code, for purposes related to enlisting certain aliens in the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-685/)
Report a problem