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HR 3352 115th Congress House Immigration Citizenship and naturalization Criminal procedure and sentencing Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents

Second Chance for Service Act

Introduced: July 20, 2017 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Second Chance for Service Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces is not barred from becoming a U.S. citizen on the grounds of not being a person of good moral character based upon specified behaviors or having committed certain crimes, excluding crimes relating to murder, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child pornography, prostitution, trafficking in persons, and national security.

In determining whether an applicant is of good moral character, the applicant's honorable service shall be weighed against any finding of having committed such behaviors or crimes.

What's happening now January 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 3, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 11, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 4, 2017
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 20, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3352: Second Chance for Service Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3352/
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"H.R. 3352: Second Chance for Service Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3352/.
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H.R. 3352, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3352/.
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