HR 887
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Asia
Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Military personnel and dependents
Philippines
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: February 6, 2017
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 13, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2018
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10152-10153)
Dec 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10152-10153)
Dec 12, 2018
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10152-10153)
Dec 12, 2018
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 12, 2018
Mr. Goodlatte asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Mar 9, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1