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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…

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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: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 5, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense 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 established by the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012.

What's happening now June 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1735 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 28, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 26, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Mar 26, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 179: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-179/
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"H. Res. 179: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-179/.
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H. Res. 179, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-179/.
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