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Repatriate Our Patriots Act

Introduced: May 22, 2019 Introduced by: Gonzalez, Vicente Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repatriate Our Patriots Act

This bill protects certain veterans of the Armed Forces from removal from the United States, and provides such veterans with an expedited procedure for naturalization.

The bill applies to "special veterans," defined as persons who served in the active Armed Forces, who were (1) honorably discharged or released; (2) not convicted of various crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, murder, rape, or terrorism; and (3) not a child abuser or pedophile.

Special veterans shall not be removed from the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall cancel any pending removal proceedings or orders against any such veterans. DHS shall establish a program to permit such veterans who were already removed from the United States to return to as an alien with permanent residence status.

Such veterans shall be entitled to all of the military benefits that they would be entitled to if they had never been removed from the United States.

Special veterans shall be naturalized upon filing an application, paying the relevant fees, and taking an oath of allegiance. DHS shall take steps to ensure such naturalization applications are pending for no longer than 90 days.

What's happening now March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 31
All 31 Democratic 24
D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 17, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 10, 2019
Trone, David
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 9, 2019
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 22, 2019
Reed, Tom
· May 22, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 25, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Apr 25, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 25, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 25, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 13, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 5, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 25, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1078: Repatriate Our Patriots Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1078/
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"H.R. 1078: Repatriate Our Patriots Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1078/.
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H.R. 1078, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1078/.
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