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HR 3449 114th Congress House

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United…

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2015 See on congress.gov
Immigration AsiaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsMilitary personnel and dependentsPhilippines
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Sep 17, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 16, 2015
Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Discharged.
Sep 9, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sep 8, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 17, 2015

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend posthumous citizenship to an otherwise qualified noncitizen who enlisted, reenlisted, extended enlistment, or was inducted into the U.S. Armed Forces in the Philippines and died as a result of such active duty service during the period September 1, 1939-December 31, 1946.

The executive department under which a person served shall determine whether the person satisfied the requirements for posthumous citizenship.

Specified naturalization and other posthumous benefit provisions shall not apply to the surviving spouse, child, or parent of such a person.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 887 Reintroduced Bill To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enli…
 Bill text 1 version

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3449: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3449/
MLA
"H.R. 3449: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3449/.
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H.R. 3449, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3449/.
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[H.R. 3449: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3449/)
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