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HR 3103 115th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves

To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly conduct a study and submit a report on deported veterans.

Introduced: June 28, 2017 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 26, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Departments of Defense (DOD) and of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a joint study on aliens who are or were veterans who were removed from the United States between January 1990 and January 2017.

DOD and DHS shall then report to Congress on:

  • the number of aliens removed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during such period who served on active duty or in a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces for more than 180 days,
  • the country of origin for each such alien,
  • the number of such aliens who were discharged or released from service under honorable conditions,
  • the grounds for removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act for each such alien,
  • whether each such alien appealed the removal order,
  • the length of time each such alien served in the Armed Forces,
  • the number of such aliens who were deployed overseas as members of the Armed Forces,
  • the number who served on active duty in a combat theater of operations, and
  • the number who were awarded service medals.
What's happening now July 26, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jun 28, 2017
Demings, Val
· Jun 28, 2017
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 28, 2017
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jun 28, 2017
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 28, 2017
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 28, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 28, 2017
Vela, Filemon
· Jun 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3103: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly conduct a study and submit a report on deported veterans.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3103/
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"H.R. 3103: To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to jointly conduct a study and submit a report on deported veterans.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3103/.
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H.R. 3103, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3103/.
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