HR 6093
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Citizenship and naturalization
Coast guard
Immigration status and procedures
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
NATS Act
Introduced: September 21, 2016
Introduced by:
Vargas, Juan
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sep 21, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Naturalization at Training Sites Act of 2016 or the NATS Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard, to establish a naturalization office with trained personnel at each initial military training site of the Armed Forces.
The military department concerned shall: (1) identify members of the Armed Forces who are not U.S. citizens and inform them of the availability of naturalization services at such offices; and (2) pending establishment of a naturalization office at all initial military training sites, assign new non-citizen members of the Armed Forces to an initial military training site that has such an office.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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